Kyle M's Ranger Rebuild

[Kyle M.]

Huh, that is odd!



On another note, selling the axles and wheels and tires if anyone is interested. I am going to post an add.

 

[4.0B2]

just send them to me, and bill my tab....

 

[Kyle M.]

Now I am having second thoughts about tearing the truck down, I think I wanna keep it together for the summer, then in that time I can save and buy the rims and tires I want, then swap and part out after that. Maybe i will use that money for an exo or something cool like that. I might just do the motor and axles at the same time.....I kinda just wanna wheel it.

Any way, went out wheeling last weekend, no damage, just a whole lotta fun with some great friends. Got a video



At one point when the camera man is on top of the hill and I go up the left side, that is the spot I broke at a few weeks back.

Thanks for looking!

 

[bobbywalter]

works pretty good!!

 

[Bennybooster]

I would probably keep it together till after the summer

 

[railman]

I know where ya commin from Kyle....just went through the same thing myself....

a couple weeks ago when we went to Turkey Bay I found out my welded rear was only powering the passenger side tire....needless to say that only having the passenger rear tire working was not good at all....

so, I said to myself that I wasn't gonna go through any effort or $$ to fix that axle since I have a swap planned in August/September when I will have all the parts collected....

needless to say, I wanted to wheel before the swap....so last weekend Dustin traded me his good 8.8 under his trailer for my 8.8, and Greg welded the spiders while Dustin and I took my old axle out of my truck....

Now I can wheel this summer til I have all my parts accumulated

l8r, John

 

[bull90]

that a boy! tear it up

 

[Josh40601]

Doing the same thing here. I know i said i was doing the LS this winter, but I am more worried about getting everything at the house before i tear it down. What is the use of it sitting there not working while youre still getting stuff together when it was working fine before?

Video looks great buddy!

 

[disciplerocks]

I agree. Wheel the shit out of her now. Save the down time for later.

 

[Kyle M.]

Yeah, I am gonna keep it together for now. I will get everything ready for the swap and when I am ready, do it all quick like.


I just wanna wheel

 

[86 slo-vo]

cant blame you at all...this summer is deffinantly a bummer for me selling the truck mid season. but to make things work like i wanted it was now or never.

just hope i can have mine back on the trails by atleast spring. i guess im just a web wheeler until then

 

[kris97ranger]

x3.... 1st trip out i had enough damage to make me decide to swap axles and everything now it sucks out a month and missed 5 trips already

 

[Kyle M.]

Went out yesterday to Bundy Hill, had a great time. I only scared myself once lol. I was going up a washout and got about 3/4 the way up there and stalled my truck, then started rolling backwards since the brakes don't work well when it isn't running, did that 2 times right in a row and all I could thinkabout was flipping it over and rolling down that hill....I ended up backing down and taking a break for a bit haha

Other wise had a lot of fun, put it on it's side once and 3 wheeled a bunch of times and pretty sure I 2 and one wheeled too. Only damage I got was a marker lite, bent my D ring on the rear really bad and I am pretty sure my box will never be the same. Here are a few pictures.

The picture on it's side, I drove thru it, that was fun

I should have some video in a bit too.

 

[disciplerocks]

Exactly what happened to me. Killed it going up a hill, no brakes, backward roll, and sideplant. Upgraded my master cylinder and added a check valve and they work great now

 

[Josh40601]

the work in the rock garden looks killer brother!