Open for Questions. My 88 SAS BUILD

[Hondafreak08]

-Well, wanted to say thanks for all the help everyone has helped me with on the sight during and pre the sas.
-It was a tremendous, and anyone wanting to do it,, be sure you do WAY MORE than enough research.
-TAKE YOUR TIME, i see some people saying they could do it in a weekend,, and i probably could with eb axles, and no regear,But why put old rusty axles in the rig your trying to build to be more reliable.
_ Do more research, which is why i wanted to post up my build, so people can ask questions, or maybe mention something they would change to make the whole thing work better, and bounce my ideas off other peoples to make it theres

Im 99.9 % of the way, and already have gone and played in FWD. Its worth the 15 months i put into it. yes 15 months. (a lot had to do with $ and redoing things to make them better) and i do have my bed painted and on, ill try and get a pic.
So heres the mods

88 Ranger. 2.9L, Dana 44 and 9in out of 79 f-150. 4.56 gears. Lock-Rite in Rear. Deaver Coils,Warn Premium Hubs, Long arm radius arms, 63in Chevy leaf Pack. Rancho Shocks, Hawk Preformance Brakes, Snorkel, Half Doors, Bedlined Cab, Mustang Bucket Seats, "Ballistic Fab." 3/8in Thick Front Diff Cover. Taurus fan, alum shroud, fan outa a 3.0(lots bigger), and a 3 '' body lift(want to take it off, but the radiator would not fit under the hood if i did, and it makes puttin a trans in a lot easier. Square tube D-shaft in the rear. Sun roof....Blah Blah Blah Chicks Dig Body Damage


So here it goes....


Ill try to keep it in order


My 9'' Blasted and ready for mach up.

And now the 44. I was going to use the stock arms,,,, and thats how i made the mounts for the coil.. I drilled two holes in it and bolted it in the stock location, as well as welding it....Also, I Gussetted it to make it stronger...

 

[Hondafreak08]

Heres how she sat when i first got her at 16....

Then She went Green For a Bit, Got a Bumper, Snorkel, after hydrolocking it twice. and mustang Buckets (yes there worth it)

Then I built A Set Of Half Doors. (kinda want to build them and sell sets, depending on the market, no idea what to charge,, it was a lot of work)

Got this HUGE bandsaw off of CL for $50,, It worked great, Cut Straight, Best deal ive ever got on anything... Had to sell it but got 300 for it : ( (making the track bar mount

 

[Hondafreak08]

I love UPS

4.56, and the Deaver superflex 5.5'' coils, for an EB

Then Started on the tear down. (those plates are 5+ years old, so dont try what ever it is people do with that.)

And Did All This Work, Just so i Could Get this Pic,, Yes, dont forget this pic.

That Night Sliding it under to get an idea of what i was working with

 

[Hondafreak08]

These Photos I dont know what happened in what order,,, So its kinda up to free for ?s,, im tired typing,, and took a lot of the percocet,,, you get the idea.

Really, the rear cross member is junk..

What a mess..

Yah, glad i went to school to weld, because this looks like $h!T
Its not braking, bolted in via the power steering bolts, and one big bolt up front, then welded in and to the coil tower.
(its the heavy duty tower for the EB from bronco Graveyard,,, Great Choice)

 

[Hondafreak08]

Here she is bolted in (yeah i put a washer on that trac bar) I had to cut the front of the engine crossmember, either the steering or trac bar was going to hit it,, I cut it about 1.5'' down from the bend to help keep its strenght

Here she sits gettin prepped for paint (i used a HF spray gun, Ace hardware Exterior Paint, and Spray on Bedliner) (used same gun and paint when it was painted green)

Flexin,, Pic Does no justice, look at the bobcats height... have to re check the rear shocks, dont think there long enough...

Also cut off the rocker pannels,, they were rusty and pointless

 

[Hondafreak08]

Threw on a Ballistic Fab Diff Cover. and paint,,,,,
Added a Taurus 2 Speed Fan, and Alum Shroud, (it actually took a lot of time to make, total pita, wiring it sucked to. i hated the whole thing) Put 3 switches where the radio goes,,,fan, and ide like to run line locks...

This is the most current pics i have.....
I put the bed on, and a tool box in.. ill try and get some new ones...

I know i left a lot out, but ask questions,, Its hard to look back and explain all that work... No i Dont have a pic of my trans crossmember, but i loved how i built it compared to the ones ive seen on here, as far as the radius arms,,,, look it up on here for the build, i copied someone else... There build is on here, somewhere,, look it up, its an old thread,, In think its in a thread with a link to another site....

 

[detty_motorsports]

sweet truck bro

 

[slammer67]

awesome
What rear springs?
What's the spring rate on those deaver fronts, and how does it ride?
I still dig those half doors.

 

[Hondafreak08]

the rears are 63'' chevys no overload with blocks,, I wish i would have inboarded them, Not sure the spring rate on the front off the top of my head,
A lot of people have had good success with them..
It rides a lot better than the old did, seems to be a lot more stable. I am Pleased with it, considering it was an eyeball alignment. I want to take that Body lift off, i thnk itd ride better.

 

[Tbmitchell]

wht type of steering did you use???

 

[4byranger2000xlt]

What did those coil buckets you used on the frame come off of?

 

[Hondafreak08]

I got steering from partsmike.com Nd it was great! Just reused stock locations.. No highsteer.. The coil buckets are from bronco graveyard... They are the Eb heavy duty ones... They are. Very heavy duty

 

[bobbywalter]

those radius arms look to have about the lifespan of an ant. even with a 2.9.


may want to beef em up some more.

 

[bobbywalter]

you also may want to consider raising the trac bar mount on the axle to the same height as hi steer knuckles and run hi steer too when you get the coin saved. the working angle will be allot better for handling.


this is just honest experienced opine.....cause you can bet your arse i love the whole truck in general

 

[Hondafreak08]

you also may want to consider raising the trac bar mount on the axle to the same height as hi steer knuckles and run hi steer too when you get the coin saved. the working angle will be allot better for handling.


this is just honest experienced opine.....cause you can bet your arse i love the whole truck in general

Yeah, The saved, coin is the problem, i put a lot of $ and time into it. Im funemployed now and have a Cr500 dirtbike that needs put together.
But it is on the list. arround here its mostly mud, so im not to worried about it now, but yes it will handle a lot better..
Im also probably going to get a bit softer Coils. lower it a bit. and get more flex outta it. although imo it does damn good now.