99 ranger SAS

[devinhal]

I have been working on my ranger for some time. This truck is my first and I am learning as I go. So far I have a '99 ford ranger with a custom bumper, cold air intake, add a leaf in the rear, cranked torsion bars, custom sound system, double roll bar, custom bumper (homemade). All of this I have done myself, even my dad hasn't helped. But I am starting to realize that IFS just isn't cutting it. I plan on doing a SAS on my truck and am not quite sure how to start or which way I should go there are a lot of options and unfortunately none of my friends or family has done this before. I love wheeling and take advantage of my time in the Rocky Mountains so I will need the swap to be quality and strong. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

 

[frankserrano]

good looking truck, brother. as far as your SAS is concerned, look around in the tech library and use the search function to look through threads of what other guy have done with the pain-in-the-ass IFS front.

there's tons of different options you can use as far as axles, coils, and shocks for whatever kind of setup you're looking for. like i said, search function's gonna be your best bet.

 

[devinhal]

ok thanks. I've been lookin and think that I want to do a coil system with a D44.

 

[BowTech99]

You said this truck is your first. I wouldn't rush into sas so fast. Your truck will be down for at least a week.

I'd give it some time, but hey you want a coil sprung D44 and 9" rear, Go For it plenty of info here to do it.

 

[Toreadorranger]

You said this truck is your first. I wouldn't rush into sas so fast. Your truck will be down for at least a week.

I'd give it some time, but hey you want a coil sprung D44 and 9" rear, Go For it plenty of info here to do it.

Haha, a week. Were you laughing when you wrote that?

 

[wahlstrom1]

Ya.....try a month.....if you have all the parts lying in front of you and have an idea what your doing. Things will change as you go, and there will be unforeseen issues. I'd give yourself atleast 2, possibly 3 months on a firt time SAS.

 

[devinhal]

Ok thats was pretty helpful since this is my dd. I don't have the time right now since I'm at college right now but I was thinking of gathering parts durring the school year and tear my truck apart in the summer when I have access to all of my tools and friends. I had no idea that it would take that long I expected a week at the most if I gathered all of the parts and rebuilt the axle before I started rippin up my truck. I pretty much know that I love my ranger and hope never to stop driving it and i have had it with the IFS s**t. I figured that if I was goin to spend the money I might as well do it right.

 

[frankserrano]

if you're dead set on doing an SAS, why don't you save a little bit of money and pick up an '83-'97 4x4 ranger. with the TTB suspension setup, you only have to cut out the engine crossmember instead of both the engine and the IFS crossmembers. keep the '99 as your DD since it's a good looking truck and works well as it is and have an older project/mud truck.

my info might be incorrect on the crossmembers, being that i've never done an SAS, but that's jsut what i've picked up from the forums.

 

[devinhal]

ya i thought about getting an older truck to lift and do everything, but my driverside sits about 3 inches lower than my passanger side. I think that the T-bars are getting worn out. That is one of the main reasons that I have been lookin and doin research.

 

[Andres629]

Check out this thread. I'm sure there are more (in fact I know there are...) but this guy I'm sure can be some help to you, and he's got lots of pictures with what he did. Hope this helps! Nice truck by the way.


99 SAS!

 

[NMB2]

Ya.....try a month.....if you have all the parts lying in front of you and have an idea what your doing. Things will change as you go, and there will be unforeseen issues. I'd give yourself atleast 2, possibly 3 months on a firt time SAS.

jebus, you work slow.

Haha, a week. Were you laughing when you wrote that?

3, 4, 5 years.... whos counting?

 

[wahlstrom1]

*note, I meant workin on weekends only* If your workin on it on a daily basis, a week should be good if you don't get caught up somewhere (steering for example).

Lol, I'm just giving a first timer the benefit of the doubt and letting him know it's gonna take a while, especially if you have to wait for any parts etc. It took me a year of every third weekend workin a couple hrs on my truck to get it all done the first time...... Did a friends here in a day, all depends on parts, know how and tools available.

 

[NMB2]

fair enough.

 

[BowTech99]

If you had all the parts stacked up and didn't run into any problems, a week is more than long enough to have a functional and driveable SAS rig.

Anybody can drag it out with fancy 4-link with all types of measurements and etc...
But a typical, proven method of leaf springs and crossover steering is pretty simple. A retarded monkey spaced out on LSD could figure that one out!!

Its all about what you want, how your gonna use it, and how much of a perfectionist you are!