Kyle M's Ranger Rebuild

[Kage]

Thanks for that quick write up, doesn't look like too bad of a job!

 

[railman]

booger green or not....they beat the "snot" outta what I got.....

seriously I really like em' body color.....

l8r, John

 

[Kyle M.]

LOL, I bout spit my dinner out on the computer!

 

[RangerBoy94]

Looks nice!!! You still got any ttb parts???

 

[Josh40601]

Love it! They turned out great Kyle!

 

[RangerSVT]

Looks great Kyle I'm having a serious problem getting motivated to get on my projuects, got too much other $h!t going on, hopefully I can get back on my stuff sometime next week...
SVT

 

[gearhead51]

how much rear lift you have with the stock shackles, no block and 63in chevy's?

 

[Josh40601]

Looks great Kyle I'm having a serious problem getting motivated to get on my projuects, got too much other $h!t going on, hopefully I can get back on my stuff sometime next week...
SVT

with as many projects as you got, you can't afford to NOT work on your projects.

 

[RangerSVT]

Yeah I hear ya!! Last few days I've been working both on WCB2 and getting my dually ready to be scrapped It needs too much work and the money from that will hopefully get some things in order and let me progress towards at least getting the 60 under SVT...
SVT

 

[Josh40601]

is SVT still driving? Or is it still broke?

 

[Kyle M.]

how much rear lift you have with the stock shackles, no block and 63in chevy's?

I don't know really, I would guess with the inboard I got about 5" or so.

 

[RangerSVT]

is SVT still driving? Or is it still broke?

SVT is still running the streets like a senior chasing a virgin on prom night. The front axleshaft is so stripped it only pulls going forward, slips going in reverse, so I try not to use it. My plans are to get the 60 completely ready for the swap, so SVT is down the least amount of time, since that is my only means of transportation right now...Gonna build the upper shock mounts while the stock axle is still under there so its already done when it comes time to swap the axles. Only fab work I will need to do will be the trac bar mount and RA mounts and arms...
SVT

 

[BONES]

Wicked!!

Love the bead locks.

So that anti-coning ring, was it a single piece of flat plate that you cut and bent to shape or was it cut from a tube?? Looks like it's thinner material then the lock plates too hey?
I really like that idea and want to incorporate it into my diy bead-locks when they get here.

 

[CheapThrillB2]

Single flat strip bent round and welded on.

 

[Kyle M.]

Single flat strip bent round and welded on.

Yup, what he said.

I was told to use the inner part of a rim to bend it around, but it came out too big. Tonight I used a rear Ranger brake drum and that worked just about perfect to get the right size circle.

Hope to have all of this done tomorrow sometime.