Kyle M's Ranger Rebuild

[Josh40601]

i hate you both....

 

[86 slo-vo]

im ready to hit TB...trailer that thing down here!

 

[schaffer]

Skimmed it from start to finish...so sweet.


I agree with the bigger tires and droppin it an inch.

hell i know a guy that has a stock XJ on 37's

 

[Josh40601]

Skimmed it from start to finish...so sweet.


I agree with the bigger tires and droppin it an inch.

hell i know a guy that has a stock XJ on 37's

WTF??

That makes no sense to me... Just seems like it would be super limited in the wheel travel department, and not to mention it would have to be cut all to hell

 

[Bray D]

If it's cut enough that the tire doesn't interfere with anything it would have as much travel as it did stock - since it still IS stock.

 

[93 Ohio Ranger]

I want that truck so bad. I set it as my backround at school and kids were saying thats a crazy ranger haha. I wanna see it at full lock while flexing.

 

[Kyle M.]

Thanks! I will see what I can do




Update, started my sliders. Decided to keep my rockers in tack for now. Sliders are made out of 1.5" diameter with an 1/8 wall welded seam tube.....got it cheap, should work fine.

 

[-Nathan-]

Nice. Ive got a set of Trail Gear sliders sitting around....just been too lazy to get them on. Are you going to bolt yours in, or weld them solid to the frame? Not sure what I should do. Oh...and are you plating the frame at all?

 

[Kyle M.]

I am going to plate the frame, I cut some 3x4 3/16 thick plates for it. It is all going to get welded on.

I will try and finish them tomorrow, then I am going to pull my overloads from my leafs. I will post pictures

 

[86 slo-vo]

Cut the rockers! It's a free 3 inches of rocker clearance and doesn't take 20 minutes to do

 

[Bray D]

Cut the rockers! It's a free 3 inches of rocker clearance and doesn't take 20 minutes to do

+1

Especially if you're welding the sliders on. I should've done it when I built mine. I'm still tossing the idea around of building new ones and cutting my rockers. That project will be a ways away though. A guy can dream can't he?

 

[schaffer]

WTF??

That makes no sense to me... Just seems like it would be super limited in the wheel travel department, and not to mention it would have to be cut all to hell

It was cut pretty good....

It might of had a 2 inch lift...might have,but the idea was to go low cog.

 

[Kyle M.]

IDK, we will see....

 

[Kyle M.]

Fawk it, cut em off

And about height, lowered it 1" today, took out my overloads. here are some dimensions
slider height

frame and cross member

my roof height is about 76" and here is a comparison shot next to my daily, almost stock Exploder

I think I like the height, just want some bigger meats for it.

 

[escort_gts]

I like the sliders, how did you mount them to the frame?