something to protect componetns inside engine bay?

[stiffass]

i was driving out in the desert the other day and i hit a jump, it was fine, so i went back to have a little fun. did a few more times, came down a little on the passenger side, did one last time, of course always the last time haha. snapped the upper ball joint on the passenger side, i smacked the tires on the wheel wells, and on the passanger side i hit the heater and ac assembly plastic piece of crap and basically shattered it, i also broke a few other more minor things, but my main concern was finding something i could maybe put in to block the engine bay off and anything inside from that happening again or anything else really. any ideas wold be great. and i am fine with any thing metal, i can weld cut or do anything really involving it.

 

[06RangerXLT]

Engine cage. Id suggest upgrading to uniballs, so that doesnt happen again.

 

[stiffass]

have any pictures ill look some up if not just looking for ideas. and i would upgrade but i have low funds for now and plan on just going with a better set up thinking mild prerunner, cause right now i only have like 3 inch lift with not much travel bilstien shocks and fabtech uca.

 

[doyouquaxu]

some hydraulic bump stops or any other type of bump stop would help the truck a lot. foa makes decent budget hydraulic bump stops, or you can get polyurethane ones like the stock style. but if something breaks like a ball joint, metal inner fenders won't be thick enough to keep the tire and the weight of the truck from moving them out of the way and damaging things again.

 

[Snal]

my radiator fell out once. true story, it's been half zip tied in since then haha

 

[06RangerXLT]

some hydraulic bump stops or any other type of bump stop would help the truck a lot. foa makes decent budget hydraulic bump stops, or you can get polyurethane ones like the stock style. but if something breaks like a ball joint, metal inner fenders won't be thick enough to keep the tire and the weight of the truck from moving them out of the way and damaging things again.

i think first he needs a suspension system.

if your tight for money, jumping the truck is not a good idea.

 

[stiffass]

i got fiberglass fenders, fabtech uca, some different lower, bilstien shocks inside the fabtech coils, haha but there not coil overs. i had some rubber bump stop but they gone haha. thats just like my front set up. i wouldnt go jumoing a stock truck.

 

[doyouquaxu]

nothing listed sounds like anything i'd want on my truck if i were purposefully leaving the ground. no offense.

 

[prerunnerwannabe]

Except the bilsteins

 

[stiffass]

none taken lolz. i know it isnt that good, but its better than stock and it rides pretty nice, just dont have the money for a better long travel kit yet, but thats what im looking at doing.