44s under a ranger? how?

[cbluepit]

heres mine with 79 dana 60 and gm 14 bolt and 39.5 swampers got rid of the one tone cause i was breaking them 39's and 450 hp motor

here it is again with rockwells and 44 boggers 2.5 tons break as well . im fixing to either rebuild this with 5 tons and 57 in tractor tires or build a diffrent truck and give this away

 

[cbluepit]

opps i double posted

 

[bobbywalter]

you need to go to oveurson for parts with rockies and 450 hp....stock rocks dont hold up too well with 450+ real hp and someone not afraid to ride them ponies..


most people dont know that. i watched a guy blow out all of his shafts in the box on the rubicon one time with hardly even getting on it......it was pathetic.


but for big meat they have thier use if you maintain the power ratio.

 

[cbluepit]

im not willing to spend 3000 bucks just for axles and machine work . when i got my 5 tons for 1000 plus im gonna be pushing 700hp . i spoke with randy ouverson at mudfest in florida he a bunch of his buddies came down they have some sick ass trucks

 

[bobbywalter]

im not willing to spend 3000 bucks just for axles and machine work . when i got my 5 tons for 1000 plus im gonna be pushing 700hp . i spoke with randy ouverson at mudfest in florida he a bunch of his buddies came down they have some sick ass trucks

i can see that...3000 on 2.5 when you have 5t for 1000....well 3g at that point is turd polishing now isnt it

hell when weight is not an issue....go big or go home...(get towed home)


its amazing how reletive this shit can be isnt it



sometimes i wonder.

 

[cbluepit]

i have broke 3 axles in an hour right now there are ouversons lockers and axles in the rear but it not the 2 inch axles

 

[rngrdngr]

i know it would be bad ass to have a ranger on 44s but have u considered buying an old f350 (1970s) putting a lift on it and 44s.save lots of time and money.+ most of the old trucks have big engines anyway so ur gunu have power,and dana 70 and 60 axles. just my 2 cents. best of luck

 

[mhughes165]

im just tryin to talk some sense into the kid, just becuase its been done doesnt mean he cna pull it off, it takes alot of drive skill not to break even with 1 tons.....

 

[cbluepit]

i can see that...3000 on 2.5 when you have 5t for 1000....well 3g at that point is turd polishing now isnt it

hell when weight is not an issue....go big or go home...(get towed home)


its amazing how reletive this shit can be isnt it



sometimes i wonder.

the thing is when you put axle these axles in (ouversons) they aren't the weak link anymore the chunk is . randy is working on making new part for the chunk so it doest break anymore along with different gear ratios . they are in the test stages now . oops did i just say that im not sure if i was suposed to leak that out

 

[cbluepit]

im just tryin to talk some sense into the kid, just becuase its been done doesnt mean he cna pull it off, it takes alot of drive skill not to break even with 1 tons.....

if this is his only truck then no dont even try till you get another . if it isnt then have at we all had to learn some where

 

[DieselSmoke]

my buddy let me try on some 42s a while ago and they fit fine, 44s wouldnt be much harder. i wouldnt have much room for upward flex tho with the 6" springs

 

[mhughes165]

if this is his only truck then no dont even try till you get another . if it isnt then have at we all had to learn some where

i mean, he could ATTEMPT it even if he got a good solid nodular 9" and a 44 w/ 60 outers etc, but then id only run a tire like a gumbo mudder or something of that nature that measures alot smaller then actual size.....

 

[Punisher]

OK, to the original poster......

Honostly, if you have to ask how hard it is, and what does it take to put 44"s on a ranger, and how to do a solid axle swap, and how much "lift" do I need? Then I am sorry but you need to forget this project and go a lot smaller and more economical.

I am not trying in anyway to burst your bubble, but I promise you it is way harder to get everything right then what you are thinking. It is not a bolt in application by no means.

First off, you might as well plan on your rig being tore down about a minimum of 6 months(unless you have all the time in the world to work on it). And if you are going to attempt to do this yourself then you need to have mad fab skills and all the right tools, chopsaw, good welder, torches, good heavy drills (or drill press) grinders, some sort of heavy frame lift, (or at least a safe way of suspending your frame in mid air for long periods of time. You need to know four link geometry and you need to know how and where to measure off of to get your frame/axle combo squared in the rig.


Again I am not trying to discurage you, I am trying to help you spend your time and money in the right direction, if you have all the tools and skill, I will be glad to help you along the way with questions and answers. But I have seen a lot of people on rigs that thought they knew what they were doing or thought they could do it and they end up scrapping the project after about a year, and all they really did was waste a ton of money, time and a perfectly good rig. A lot of the time people wished they had just left it alone and put some decent size tires on it and wheeled it. The only other way is to take it to a very well known custom shop, (not a trucks accessories or show truck lift store) and then get ready to pour out the bucks.


Now here is my opinion on what you need to do to build what you are wanting. In my opinion lose the radius arms first thing, depending on what you are wanting to do with the rig, either put coils up front with a good four link set up, and leaf the rear, or do coils all the way around with 4 link front and rear.


Don't even give a D44 a second thought, go at LEAST a D60 but if you are gonna offroad only, which with this set up, you are, then go rockwells, cheaper then a D60 and way stronger and actually just as if not easier to work on. Ditch the steering and go hydrolic, your arms and the trucks box, pump and frame will thank you.


Unless I missed it somewhere you really need to say what your intentions with this rig is, show, mud, rocks, trails, snake river record jump, hill climbs, running over Tarus' while messing with the radio, what?
ok those last two were a joke but seriously what are you gonna do with it?


Let me know that and I will give you my opinion on which way I think you should go, or maybe you don't want my opinion since I just opened a monsoon on your parade. :black_eye




Here is my B2 on rockwells and 44"s with four link front and rear, and 8" Xj coils in the front and 4" XJ coils in the rear. I also have a little bit of a moty in her too

BTW 6.72 gears in the rockwells still isnt enough gearing in my opinion with 44"s, I would like to had 7.10's

 

[metalmacguyver]

God damn that is a sick looking rig.

 

[cbluepit]

i do agree with punisher . but on a leaf spring application it can be done a hell of alot quicker mine was done in a week with alot of loooooong nights . i will say that leaf springs suck i will never own another leaf springed truck again . im just waiting to heal from surgery before i start my new 4 link truck with kings coilovers . i think i had around 5000 inthe one ton swap not really sure but i do know that there close to thirty thousand in the ranger all together it would have been alot cheaper if i had built it the way i wanted the first time . i have all the tools needed with a little brother to help . also had all parts there before i started .