Ranger Sport Honduras official build thread

[03ranger30]

Nice work....makes me kinda wanna go out and start an SAS

 

[Ranger Sport Honduras]

got more pics
the crossmember, again

arm mounts

lower arms

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upper arms, since the tube was sitting too close to the drivers side engine mount we decided to build em with a steel plate.

sounds weird, but once its all mounted it looks decent.

i hope we can mountthe steering box tomorrow and bring pics of the arms and coils installed.

its getting closer and closer. finally

 

[dangerranger83]

Dont forget to put a good coat of paint on everything.

 

[-Nathan-]

Glad to see you're still at it however....

Am I seeing that correctly? Are you using tie rod ends at the bracket end of your lower links? and thus single shear? I don't mean to be discouraging, but I really do not think that is a good idea...

 

[Kage]

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Am I seeing that correctly? Are you using tie rod ends at the bracket end of your lower links? and thus single shear? I don't mean to be discouraging, but I really do not think that is a good idea...

Yup, Yup, Yup, and Yup. Good luck changing his mind on it though at this point.

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

Have to agree....those joints were never meant to see those kinds of forces/loading.

It would suck to have a ball pop out of the rod end...

 

[GoodOld85BlueBalls]

I am thinking a Heim joint would be better than a ball joint, even if they are off a big truck.


This is a long time to not see RSH on line, he hasn't been here since the 24th of last month. 3+ weeks?????????

Thats a long time for a post whore to not come round.....

Hope he is doing OK.

 

[escort_gts]

He's on Facebook. Says he doesn't have access to a computer anymore.

Sent from my HTC EVO using Tapatalk

 

[dangerranger83]

Then we need to put the pictures on here for him, may try to do that later.

 

[Ranger Sport Honduras]

ill come back soon and post pics and detailed stuff.
truck is working amazingly good.
4wd rocks

 

[dangerranger83]

RSH asked if I could put up some pics for him so I said I would. This isnt all of them but get some of them before I have to leave for work.

Ya those are new procomps in the front and rear.

 

[dangerranger83]

Well RSH got a new clutch other one went out a week ago along with the 2.8 diesel one too. But before that it needed a new timing belt and tensioner.

Truck is back on the raod and here he is seeing what the engine has got.

 

[Ranger Sport Honduras]

Well I'm back!! finally!!!!
this is whats been with RSH so far:
Got some Procomp Es9000 shocks

Huge improvement compared to the old shocks

 

[Ranger Sport Honduras]

After that the truck snapped the timing belt, and like 2 weeks later the clutch. so that had me on the ugly side for a while.
the recent upgrade: Cragar Soft 8's

Im planning on getting 98-00 centercaps for them

Remember how i complained the stock XJ coils are too soft?
i had to go low budget again and got me a pair of 98+ coil sprung 2wd ranger coils.
its a bit stiffer, but has incredible road manners now. and still flexes good for what i need
Also the front sits a bit higher than the rear, and no more lean to the driver side

 

[shane96ranger]

Welcome Back Kotter..... I mean RSH!