Kyle M's Ranger Rebuild

[Kyle M.]

Yup, still stock ecu. I have a few ideas, well see.


I totally forgot, I get it tomorrow. Just from the body mount to trans cross?

 

[-Nathan-]

yea anywhere that I can measure from, my truck is reg cab short box, like your frame correct?

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

My 97 is if that helps Nathan.

 

[-Nathan-]

Thanks sasq, but unless you have a 5.0 in that 97 its not gonna help Need an idea where to mount my rad arm brackets, so I can incorporate a tranny cross member at the same time.....need to know where the tranny mount on a 5.0 sits in relation to a ranger frame.

 

[deathbypsi]

Are you using SD or MAF on your motor? Mine had a bog to it as well that turned out to be a dead spot in my TPS.

 

[Kyle M.]

MAF

The bog only happens when I am crawling right off idle, sometimes it just wont open up at all. it will just stay at 1500 rpms and not even spin a tire with it on the floor. I may have other issues too, but that seems to be the main thing right now.

 

[Kyle M.]

From the center of the forward cab mount bolt to the center of my crossmember is right at 10.5".

One thing you may want to consider when building your cross is to keep the trans and the radius arm mounts separate. If you ever have to drop the tranny do you really want to disconnect your front axle?

 

[CheapThrillB2]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZHI-8VQdPo&feature=g-upl

 

[Kyle M.]

Thanks john

 

[-Nathan-]

From the center of the forward cab mount bolt to the center of my crossmember is right at 10.5".

One thing you may want to consider when building your cross is to keep the trans and the radius arm mounts separate. If you ever have to drop the tranny do you really want to disconnect your front axle?

Thanks. The radius arm brackets/tranny crossmember wont be all one solid piece...it is going to be modular, i.e. the brackets bolt to the frame, the crossmember bolts up between the brackets. Thanks for the insight however. One other thing, do you know if the auto and manual tranny cross members are in the same location? I am assuming so, but it would be nice to have confirmation.

Nate

 

[Kyle M.]

I'm not sure on lengths.


Are you pushing your front axle forward at all?

 

[Kyle M.]

Ok, so after last weekends rough ride decided to change some stuff up. First I made new lower air shock mounts to relocate them up 2" higher. When I swapped in this axle I moved the shock mounts from the radius arms out to the c, and not really thinking about I lowered the shock mount, making my shocks extend about 3" more to get the same ride height. Having issues with being close to the limit if my air shocks and needing more up travel, I just moved the shock mounts. Seems like it accomplished what I was after. I now have between 3" an 4" of uptravel. In the rear I just put my shackle back to how it was set up and I now have a much better shackle angle. I made it taller by about 2".

Also on rear, Yup, you can't run hydraulic shocks upside down, they hydro lock and feel like you are hitting bottom. So I flipped them over and they seem to have more give now. I need longer shocks as the limit my travel.

Here's the new tabs I made

And installed

Now just to swap injectors, hope that fixes the bog. If not, off to a pro it goes.


Oh, and I got new paint, but you'll have to wait to see it till after its painted.

 

[Kyle M.]

I modded my air box/blower motor duct to fit around the motor and trans fill tube. Turned out nice I guess, paint is still drying

I also ordered 14" travel shocks and some new taller bump stops. Hope all of this makes my rude quality better.

 

[RangerSVT]

What did you have, 16's or 18's?

SVT

 

[Kyle M.]

I had 12" shocks on the rear, going with 14's, but I think you are talking air shocks? I didn't replace those, but I have 16"ers.