Rolled it..

[Jim2]

the stocker sounds like where the fun is at. once you start running modified, you get in a money competition. eff that.

yeah, it's all fun.. but winning is a nice bonus.

Stockers and modifieds run together out here. That's why I called it a category instead of a class...
The classes are divided like this; Cars, Trucks, and SUV's.
There's not enough competitors to break it down to modified or stock..
On any given day... there's about 5 cars, 10 SUV's, and maybe 15 trucks. (plus many dirt bikes and quads)..

The trucks is a fun class, there's a lot of competition..

The SUV's are hardcore.. mostly Jeeps with V-8s, it's always a good race to watch.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m5Ej_ZqMvk&list=UUhksw_0R6R9tsyCKMwPkp7A&index=7&feature=plcp

Last season, it was run what you brung.. everyone ran together.. it was great!

This one was funny.. the Black Subaru (#1), is still the fastest car out there to this day...
The Suzuki with no nose (#3) was running pretty good, but he got rear ended by the "Bently" and got hung up. I always give that guy credit for running that little rusty eggshell next to the full size trucks.. he wound up trading up to a Ranger eventually..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zEmrGtwQ-Q&feature=plcp

Here's the #3 and #1 again, a couple months later.. this was the last run for that 2.9.. after that, he got a Bronco chassis with a 302, and put the ranger cab on it..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeTP9o1OHPI&feature=plcp

 

[Jim2]

we got it lowered, just need a cab now..

 

[Jim2]

... it looks like lowering the front will be harder, I'm not sure how to go about it yet.

 

[kunar]

oh wow, you dropped it quite a bit in the back, huh? 6 or 8 inches? i dont have any idea how you're gonna get the front that low. a shorter coil or cut coil would be the start but i think youre gonna get into bump stops pretty easy

 

[Jim2]

...shorter coil or cut coil would be the start but i think youre gonna get into bump stops pretty easy

yeah, I was thinking that too. The bump stops are pretty close as it is, I might have to shave them.

My buddy says to just cut one coil off the spring, and that'll lower it about an inch ... but I'm not sure about that one yet.
I mean, I know it'll be lower but, I'm not sure it'll be better. I'm still contemplating that one..

For the rear, we made it so that the spring mount is adjustable. It can even be mounted "half and half" between the factory holes and the holes in the angle iron. Also, it can be flipped.

The total drop at the back of the spring is about 8 or 9 inches, but it can be adjused to (approximately) 1" intervals.

We also moved the 2.5" spacer block (at the axle) to the top of the springs, so that's another 2.5" right there.
The total drop is probably about 6-8 inches at the axle, but I didn't make any measurements before we did it, so I can't say exactly.

... but I can't see any way to get more than an inch or so out of the front, and I'm not sure if I want to give up what little suspension travel there is.. still thinking about it though..

 

[94 lngbd]

92 & older would be your best bet for a cab & up tp 97 for the frame

 

[Jim2]

92 & older would be your best bet for a cab & up tp 97 for the frame

Thanks, I'll keep that in my searches.

The frame seems fine, but it sure does flex a lot.. roll bars would help a lot.

Now that I see it with the cab and bed off, I'm surprised at how much it twists when I jump on the rear bumper.

At the Junkyard, they wanted $400 for a Ranger cab..
I'm hoping to find an entire truck for that (or less) on craigslist...