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[nate09]

looks good. wish i could get mine lifted... damn being in college.

 

[1994Rangerxlt]

ya im not even sure how i noticed that lol but it was the 1st thing i saw

 

[PlumCrazy]

looks good. wish i could get mine lifted... damn being in college.

Thats why I built this truck the summer before I started college. That way I could spend a lot of money before I realized I needed it.lol

 

[PlumCrazy]

I played around a little more in the snow

And my bosses BII that I putting new pans in. He offered it to me last year for 800 bucks, but I didnt want a BII then. Its actually in good shape there is no rust on the wheel wells or in the door jambs. Kinda want to buy in now.lol unfortunately it has a D28 and a tired 2.9/A4LD.

And the Ranger for sale

 

[nate09]

do you have a video clip of your exhaust by chance? im looking to put a similar setup on my ranger.

 

[PlumCrazy]

do you have a video clip of your exhaust by chance? im looking to put a similar setup on my ranger.

I cant say that I do. I am in process of making a new setup with no muffler (I will probably just run it that way until I get annoyed by it) I plan to just unbolt my current setup from the cat back so I can just bolt it back on when I decide that straight pipe is stupid.lol My setup now is pretty quite (almost stock sounding) until I get on the skinny pedal and open it up.

-PlumCrazy

 

[PlumCrazy]

I finally got around to installing my new radio bezel with dual 12v outlets. *When I found it at the JY I was so excited it took me forever to find a decent one outlet 2wd bezel with no extra buttons/switches. *This one is flawlass and the vents dont flop down like my old one and the rubber coating/paint isnt all scuffed up. *I pulled power from on of the extra mini fuse slots in the fuse box I added above the glove box.

I was playing around at my buddy's house night and we decided to go wheeling at midnight in his woods (on old quad trails.lol) *This is when discovered that the regular trapezoid sealed beam bulbs I had under my doors werent cutting it. *So I swapped them out for some yellow foglight bulbs I had from the old 2wd. *These bulbs put out a lot wider more controlled beam. *When I get a chance to stop by NAPA I will pic up some true flood light bulbs to put in there as well as on the rear.

I also decided to sand down the fading chrome above my grille and shoot it with some spray on chrome. *I picked the paint up cheap and I honestly doubted that it would turn out any brighter than silver spray paint. *But it didnt turn out to bad. *I sprayed it down with adhesion promoter prior to the chrome paint, then I plan to spray some clear over it when it is good and dry.

Before

After

-PlumCrazy

 

[PlumCrazy]

Well. I thought my rear end was going out. It started to shake a little and sounded like chewbaka was under my bed. I got to looking and noticed that there was a little grease seeping out of one of the seals on the rear U-joint. I pulled the cap off and found this

There were no rollers left at all.lol It was dry as a bone and full of powder.

I thought for sure that was it. After I got the new joint in I grabbed driveshaft to shake it and make sure that all the knocking and slop was gone.










When I grabbed the shaft, this fell off. I just got back from a 2hr trip that I was hitting 75 mph+. Yes, that is the rear output shaft on the Tcase that is snapped off.

The only thing keeping the flange on the shaft was the springiness of the slip yoke boot.

Luckily I still have the old electric case that I can pull the output shaft out of. My manual 1354 is only a 4 planetary so I am going to swap the 6 planetary setup out of the electric case. I guess this gives me an excuse to pull the case apart since I got from a a JY and never pulled it apart before I stuck it in there. I could have been worse, the shaft could have actually fell off while I was going down the highway and smacked around while it self destructed.lol

The UPS man should show up with my 6" SJ coils soon too.

-PlumCrazy

 

[crawlin91]

the carnage is always easier to see when you've got a spare or two in the garage to replace it with.

 

[PlumCrazy]

the carnage is always easier to see when you've got a spare or two in the garage to replace it with.

From what I can see all I am going to need to buy is a new seal and fluid. It is also easier to deal with since I still have my old 2wd for a backup truck (although it is running like a POS.)

-PlumCrazy

 

[PlumCrazy]

Here is a pic of the break.

I pulled my 1354M apart and swapped the planetary and output shaft from my 1354E.

I found out after I got the whole case back together that when swapping a 6 gear planetary into a case that had a 4 you also have to swap the first shift collar and shift fork. The one from the 6 gear is longer. So in the end I had to swap the planetary, first shift fork (the hi-low), the first shift collar, and the output shaft (w/ the oil pump) from the 1354 electric. The ring gear for a the 4 and 6 gear are also the same.

I kinda got excited and didnt take any pictures of the 1354M apart. But dod snap one of the electric case.

here are the two output shaft/oil pumps.The 1354E on the left, the 1354M on the right.

Here is a pic of the 6 and 4 gear planetary side by side.

I finally broke down and bought a Ford driveline socket. its is a 12 point 12mm impact socket on a 1/2" wobble extension. For anyone who has ever had to take the 12 point bolts out on a Ford will appreciate this. It was the best 15 bucks I ever spent.

Oh and the UPS man brought me some goodies today. SJ 6" coils. Now I can swap out the stiff 4" coils/ 2" spacers. I think I will run a 1.25" spacer under the 6" coils.

-PlumCrazy

 

[PlumCrazy]

I forgot to add that I found out why my speedometer always jumps around all the time. The drive gear on the output shaft was all chewed up. So I swapped the gear from the electric case.

-PlumCrazy

 

[PlumCrazy]

I made my 2hr trip back up to school and so far so good. I did notice that the new rear seal I put in is seeping a little already.but, it can be replaced without pulling the whole case. (assuming the new front seal isnt leaking too.)

I had a little extra time on my hands, so I fired up one of the welders at school and welded up a new exhaust. 2 1/2" pipe with a 45* that brings the pipe out in front of the rear wheel. It comes out in the same place as before, but now it lacks a muffler. It is actually really quiet for a straight pipe, I can hardly hear it at idle and when I get on the skinny pedal it has a nice deep tone.

Here is a mock up of how the 3" tip will look. It will extend from the 45* to the edge of the body. I think I will shorten it up a squeak so it sits flush.

-PlumCrazy

 

[PlumCrazy]

I havnt really done much to the truck in the past few monthes except add a TRS sticker.

But last night I got an awesome deal on some 35x12.50-15 Dick Cepek m/t's. I ended up with five already mounted and balanced on 15x10 soft 8's for 250 bucks They all have a 1/2 or more tread on them still. I also picked up a set of 4.10's for the 8.8, but I will have to hold off on those until I can find set for the D35. I should picking up a complete 4.0 for 10 bucks (with a knock) here in the next few weeks. I plan to go through it with all new bearings and bore it .030 over.

Hopefully I will find some 6" or 8" coils to put the front so I can get the 35's on there.

I will be sure to grab pics of everything when I am home.

Stay Tuned

-PlumCrazy

 

[Ranger44]

Great deal on the tires!

4.10's are a pain in the butt to find for the TTB D35. I personally refused to pay $400 from Yukon plus the cost of setup, but nitro gear has a less expensive set. I eventually found a chunk from AllanD. Paid a little over $200 for it, but compared to the cost of gears, setup,etc, it was a price I was more than willing to pay. Especially since I've been looking for one for about 2 years now..... Lol.