89 Ford Ranger SAS

[UrbanRedneckKid]

Just proving a point.

I'm sick of seeing them called 63" springs.

 

[FordRanger89]

Just proving a point.

I'm sick of seeing them called 63" springs.

Haha
Well sweet you proved it.
They are 63" when bound up with the other leafs.
Isn't that why they are called 63"?
Is there a standard way to measure a leaf spring that I am not aware of?
From now on I will just call them 88-98 chevy 1500 leaf springs.
That better?

 

[UrbanRedneckKid]

No because leaf springs aren't measured that way.

Chevy leaves sounds good to me.

 

[Mark in Reno]

looks great, you have spent a lot of time on this and money. I'm jealous, my 89 xlt ranger is rusted out from Ohio salt now in Nv no rust here. do u still have the 2.9 ?

 

[FordRanger89]

looks great, you have spent a lot of time on this and money. I'm jealous, my 89 xlt ranger is rusted out from Ohio salt now in Nv no rust here. do u still have the 2.9 ?

I hate rust!!!

I am in Oregon, so no salt but lots of water. My Grandfather always kept the ranger nice, clean, and dry though

Ya I still have the 2.9......
I have a 4.0 ready to go in though. My twin and I just did the 4.0 swap in his rig.

 

[FordRanger89]

More of the 63", 64", chevy leaf swap, or whatever you want to call it. Haha

I actually have the truck done, but I am slow at posting pictures.......

I will post more of the swap tomorrow

 

[94BonB]

Why keep the upper shock bolts in single shear?

 

[UrbanRedneckKid]

Did you set your shocks to fully extend with the spring relaxed?

There is more down travel, the tire's weight will pull the springs down further.

I flexed mine out from all 4 corners, took the longest measurement and added 1.5".

 

[FordRanger89]

Why keep the upper shock bolts in single shear?

lol well why not?
There's not that much weight on the studs.
+ it was easy to do.

 

[FordRanger89]

Did you set your shocks to fully extend with the spring relaxed?

There is more down travel, the tire's weight will pull the springs down further.

I flexed mine out from all 4 corners, took the longest measurement and added 1.5".

The shocks are sweet lol
That was just for looks to give everyone an idea.
I flexed it out and I am no where near maxing them out.
I have completed pictures I just have not put them on yet.
However, it is not the tires' weight that pulls the springs down. That has a little to do with it, but most of if comes from the opposite action from the compressed spring side.

 

[UrbanRedneckKid]

Of course, I just get tired of typing explanations on here...

Nice to know your not a tard! Lol

 

[FordRanger89]

Of course, I just get tired of typing explanations on here...

Nice to know your not a tard! Lol

Hahaha ya I know a little

 

[036speed]

lol well why not?
There's not that much weight on the studs.
+ it was easy to do.

Yep. Single shear should be fine
Get those pics up! lol

 

[FordRanger89]

So here are the final pictures.
I added 2" add-a-leaf, got rid of my stock block and put a 3" block in backwards to fix my pinion angle. I added the normal lift shackles everyone else uses. I also made a new e-brake cable holder.

 

[FordRanger1991]

Why keep the upper shock bolts in single shear?

Don't make me bust out engineering tensile strength properties to prove it too you.
Ford even made stock shock mounts up front in single lol
Plenty strong for this application.