I want to build a prerunner

[justnathan3]

so i like prerunners a lot ranger prerunners look so good and i want to build one for a daily since i ride dirtbikes and need a truck and was thinking of decking out a ranger but not go super over kill i’m going to go out and beat the hell out of it but i want to be able to go and have some fun i live in florida so there isn’t really jumps i want to build more of a show truck that i still can have the bed for my dirtbike

 

[Ranger850]

so i like prerunners a lot. ranger prerunners look so good and i want to build one for a daily. since i ride dirtbikes and need a truck and was thinking of decking out a ranger but not go super over kill. i’m going to go out and beat the hell out of it but i want to be able to go and have some fun. i live in florida so there isn’t really jumps. i want to build more of a show truck that i still can have the bed for my dirtbike

FIFY, FIFMe

 

[97RangerXLT]

And the discussions on using proper punctuation and readable posts begins...3...2...1... oh wait it started in post 2 lol..

Re: Prerunner... take a look at the suspension subforums and the 2wd truck build thread subforums. find someone that is on here that has a Ranger set up similar to how you want yours set up and reply to their threads and ask what they did, what issues they had, what to avoid, what worked well. And while I think TRS is probably the best source for Ranger tech out there, do look at some of the other Ranger forums, and probably some pre-runner forums for other trucks as well. in short, do some research. you might find what you want in looks and suspension is sitting on a Toyota Tacoma, but you can probably adapt or find aftermarket parts that will bolt on to your Ranger or can be fabbed up a decently skilled welder to work.

As for my experience, i have a 4wd with TTB front axles, so no direct experience, but I do believe if you have the "Edge" package on your 1999 you should have the torsion bar suspension so you can adjust that without too much added suspension expense, but be careful if you adjust it up too much you will eat tires and won't be able to align it properly...if you have a base truck you will need to do some more work...

AJ

 

[97RangerXLT]

Oh and welcome to TRS btw.

AJ

 

[sheep herder]

Must be pregnant. He missed a bunch of periods.

 

[1990RangerinSK]

Must be pregnant. He missed a bunch of periods.

I concur.