1988 BII Build

[88_Eddie]

pics for rangerboy lol

and the D30

 

[88_Eddie]

made my upper link tonight out of some 1/4" plate

coils should be shipping out tomorrow morning hopefully

 

[RangerBoy94]

Now thats what I'm talking about!!!!!

 

[88_Eddie]

building has slowed down a wee bit....did this last night in an indoor soccer game. rolled the mess out of it

nothing is broken, just a sprain. should be back to normal in 2-3 weeks i hope.



didnt go to work today, so i started ordering some parts. got 2 sets of joints ordered for my arms.

using these johnny joints on the frame bracket ends

then i'm using these on the axle brackets

good thing about them is that they're both able to be rebuilt and both greasable

found some 2x2x.250 wall steel for $87.00 for a 20' piece, so that's what i'll use for the arms and to make a new trans cross member

then i'll use these adapters for the tube
http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/125-Square-tube-adapter_p_1557.html


someone is coming on saturday to get the arms and D35, so i'll finally have some more room in the garage.

 

[4.0B2]

i think i'm gonna extend my d35 ra's with the same 2x2 square tubing... i need to order those adapters i suppose.

 

[dangerranger83]

Glad to see another D30 swap, will be watching this. I have yet to see one under a BII, not saying it hasnt been done.

 

[88_Eddie]

i think i'm gonna extend my d35 ra's with the same 2x2 square tubing... i need to order those adapters i suppose.

DOM is hard to come by around here. 4 wheel parts carries 2"x.250 wall tube in 3 foot lengths, but it's $45. i'm getting 20 feet of square for $87. much better deal. i just need to search around for them and see if i can find them cheaper anywhere else. i also have to make sure the threads will match the johnny joints.

Glad to see another D30 swap, will be watching this. I have yet to see one under a BII, not saying it hasnt been done.

you know that's true, i havent seen one under a b2 either, they're all rangers. same thing though i guess.

 

[4.0B2]

maverick did his with a built 30... dont know if he completed it or not tho

 

[88_Eddie]

yeah, his was a ranger cab on a b2 frame. it's for sale now, but he pretty much finished the 30 swap

 

[88_Eddie]

my drop pitman arm is for sale. it's gonna get in the way of the track bar so i think i'm gonna use an arm from an f150

 

[88_Eddie]

welp, the axle and my radius arms are gone.....now i can get more parts for the SAS

got my XJ coils this morning too....4.5" teraflex

they're a good 4" taller than the TTB lift coils and i can actually compress them by hand.

started on the truss for the d30 today too, should get it done tomorrow

 

[brinker88]

So that's where my coils have been hiding...

 

[88_Eddie]

lol the other guy i bought the coils from had a better box. the one i got from work to ship yours in was torn up. i was surprised by the difference in the coils so i had to take a pic

 

[dangerranger83]

I wouldn't truss a LP d30 but instead do that to a HP one...thats just me.

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[88_Eddie]

well it's not gettin a HP, the next time this thing gets a new front axle it's gonna be a D44. figured i might as well do it while it was out.