Straight axle?

[liftedranger]

Could I do this to my Ranger? is it worth it? What axle would I need?

 

[Chance]

Yes/only if you don't ruin the truck/whatever you want.

Search.

You probably don't wanna build on the 98+ platform.

I'll help ya here a lil, here's some builds that inspired me:
http://www.therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25540
http://www.therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32120
http://www.therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=275
http://www.therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37746
http://www.therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41805

Research, research, research.

I've been researching for about a year now, and I'm still a lil sketched out about it and just about to start the cutting (finally have all the parts I need to start)

Can you weld? Are you mechanically minded? What exactly do you want to know about a solid axle swap?

Most importantly, why do you want to do it?

 

[UrbanRedneckKid]

You could, but...
I'd recommend you get an older truck, 83-97.
Yours can be done but it is more work.

And a word of advice, go trade out your pants for the ones with the deeper pockets...

Put a decent amount of money into it, and do it right the first time.

 

[Original_Ranger84]

Well if he is not going to extreme could it be possible to basically swap over a jeep D30 and the 4 link setup? I was thinking of doing this to mine to add the cool solid axleness and be able to add just a bit of height, as its mostly just for the streets and snow... I know its a weaker axle but concidering I haven't broke my D28 beating the snot out of it I highly doubt I would be breaking this one.

PS Sorry if I'm thread jacking. Figured I could get a question answered as well as give him some info...

 

[UrbanRedneckKid]

I know its a weaker axle but concidering I haven't broke my D28 beating the snot out of it I highly doubt I would be breaking this one.

My experience with the ol D28 hasn't been near as fruitful, I blew mine in half with 30" tires, open diff with a 2.9
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n208/urbanredneckkid/ttBlownD28.jpg

SAS isn't worth it for a D30, To build decent suspension and steering systems, costs way more than a bolt-on kit does. Sure some people have done it cheap, but choppin up your truck and redesigning the entire front end of the truck, just for a loss in axle strength... Just doesn't make sense to me. Jack it up for bigger tires, using an axle known to be weak....

 

[Original_Ranger84]

My experience with the ol D28 hasn't been near as fruitful, I blew mine in half with 30" tires, open diff with a 2.9
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n208/urbanredneckkid/ttBlownD28.jpg

SAS isn't worth it for a D30, To build decent suspension and steering systems, costs way more than a bolt-on kit does. Sure some people have done it cheap, but choppin up your truck and redesigning the entire front end of the truck, just for a loss in axle strength... Just doesn't make sense to me. Jack it up for bigger tires, using an axle known to be weak....

that looks like the housing just gave out... not the axle components. I have run 33's in low crawling rocks and it feels surprisingly strong.

I wasn't planing on bigger tires just the 31's. Whats a good recommended axle?

 

[UrbanRedneckKid]

that looks like the housing just gave out... not the axle components. I have run 33's in low crawling rocks and it feels surprisingly strong.

I wasn't planing on bigger tires just the 31's. Whats a good recommended axle?

Since when is the housing not a component? It's the most important one. I would have much rather lost a shaft or a hub that day.

See if you can find an old jeep D25 front axle. that should work great.

 

[Original_Ranger84]

Since when is the housing not a component? It's the most important one. I would have much rather lost a shaft or a hub that day.

See if you can find an old jeep D25 front axle. that should work great.

lol Well I meant more of the internal components... like that kinda stuff breaking... idk what you would do to break the housing... lol

 

[UrbanRedneckKid]

idk what you would do to break the housing... lol

On a muddy hill, slid backwards down into a tree. Spinning 1st 4low workin the wheel. Wasn't workin... Got mad floored it slammed 2nd w/ a nice powershift... BOOM.

WTF was that...? Looked under... Damn check this out!

That's about how it went.

 

[UrbanRedneckKid]

 

[Original_Ranger84]

lol yeah... just alittle bit.

 

[LittleBigFoot]

Have you outwheeled your current set up?