Project Adventure Ranger: 95 Ranger Build

[n_bannerman]

How much lift did you get from the toy springs and did you use the stock shackle?

 

[Maverick]

 

[Bennybooster]

It looks clean man, I like it!

 

[escort_gts]

Looks good, but I suggest painting the fender flares black. Just looks odd that color.

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[Grunizzle]

super clean!

 

[RangerBoy94]

I cant wait to build my truck now!!!!

 

[Maverick]

Looks good, but I suggest painting the fender flares black. Just looks odd that color.

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Already in the plans my friend. Only so much a guy can do in a given amount of time.


On a side note, I had some goodies show up in the mail today. I'll be installing both of these in the next couple weeks when I get some time.

 

[escort_gts]

Already in the plans my friend. Only so much a guy can do in a given amount of time.


On a side note, I had some goodies show up in the mail today. I'll be installing both of these in the next couple weeks when I get some time.

Errr! I want that diff cover.

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[RangerBoy94]

Nice! Let me know how that locker handles on the road.

 

[Maverick]

Errr! I want that diff cover.

I bought that one from a guy off pirate, he had two of them. They are unused and he did $80 shipped to me for it. He may still have the other one.

 

[Bennybooster]

So the guy I built my cage with kinda wants to take his race truck to mcgrew this summer and I have some buddies with sas's yotas. Its sounding like we could have a legit trail ride this summer

 

[Maverick]

Sounds good to me man. If the B2R isn't done I won't have a problem taking this truck up there. It would be a fun/easy weekend trip.

 

[Bennybooster]

Yea, sounds good, and I am thinking that me and a couple of the more built rigs are going to run the obstacles backwards instead of taking the dirt road back out the next day, I have heard that they are more difficult that way

 

[RangerBoy94]

Bump for updates?

 

[Maverick]

No real updates yet. Took it out to the beach over easter weekend and flogged it a bit. Everything worked as it should which was a good thing since it was the first time I ran 4wd since the gear swap/lift. The 4.56 and 33" tire combo is great. The truck will now pull a 6% grade with the C/C on at 70mph, which is something it wouldn't do with stock tires and 3.27 gears. I ordered a 23 tooth speedo gear to try and correct my speedometer. The biggest available at the Ford dealership was a 21 tooth and it still read almost 10% to fast. I picked up a one piece rear drive shaft for $20 and threw that in, but the slip spline is worn pretty good so I have a vibration and a "ping" under hard acceleration for when going from reverse to forward. The trans is also starting to make some noise, and is not shifting that great so I'll probably be rebuilding that in the near future. I did one in a Exploder I owned and it wasn't too bad. So the next things on the agenda are:

Install 23 speedo gear when it shows up.
Have rear drive shaft rebuilt.
Pull the trans one more time and rebuild it.