azaizai
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Apr 9, 2008
- Messages
- 65
- Transmission
- Automatic
Hey there...
I feel like I've painted myself into a corner here. I basically stumbled upon some decent/cheap/free mods to make my ranger into a competent wheeler (welded d35, lockright and 31 spline 8.8, 33x12.50's) but I've managed to overdo it past where I wanted to be.
I wanted to have a ranger I could take to Colorado/Arkansas/*insert beautiful camping/wheeling area here* without trailering it. Put a camper shell on the back, all the camping stuff locked down but still have the ability to get through the popular jeep trails (no crawling, but stuff my friend's Subaru couldnt do).
At this point driving in 4WD is a nightmare (welded d35 FTL) and the 4.56's and 33x12.50's have slaughtered my gas mileage (from 17mpg to about 12).
Sooo...I guess I'd like to hear from you guys about making the big decision. Do I go further down the spiral of wheeling (lift, bigger tires, real lockers) or do I try to fix my cheap mistakes and go back to a more street-able wheeler (arb/manual lockers, smaller tires)? If you have a story/build that I havent searched out (its hard to search for "regular ranger") that would be amazing!
Thanks for the read!
I feel like I've painted myself into a corner here. I basically stumbled upon some decent/cheap/free mods to make my ranger into a competent wheeler (welded d35, lockright and 31 spline 8.8, 33x12.50's) but I've managed to overdo it past where I wanted to be.
I wanted to have a ranger I could take to Colorado/Arkansas/*insert beautiful camping/wheeling area here* without trailering it. Put a camper shell on the back, all the camping stuff locked down but still have the ability to get through the popular jeep trails (no crawling, but stuff my friend's Subaru couldnt do).
At this point driving in 4WD is a nightmare (welded d35 FTL) and the 4.56's and 33x12.50's have slaughtered my gas mileage (from 17mpg to about 12).
Sooo...I guess I'd like to hear from you guys about making the big decision. Do I go further down the spiral of wheeling (lift, bigger tires, real lockers) or do I try to fix my cheap mistakes and go back to a more street-able wheeler (arb/manual lockers, smaller tires)? If you have a story/build that I havent searched out (its hard to search for "regular ranger") that would be amazing!
Thanks for the read!