Suspension and steering geometry question

[grizz]

I'm currently working on swapping my 94 ranger from 4wd to 2wd and figured I'd ask if any suspension guru's here could see a problem that I don't. I know what most of you are already thinking, get a 2wd truck to start. Well I already have this one so it's what I'm building. I already have djm dream beams. The drivers side beam is the same length as the 4x4 beam and should go right in place. The passenger side beam however is three inches longer then the 4x4 beam. I know the mounts are different for the passenger side from 4x4 to 2wd. I'm considering shortening the dream beam to the same length as the 4x4 beam and using the 4x4 steering components since they are already designed for those length beams. Seems to me that everything should work together then. Does anyone see any issue with geometry that I'm not seeing?

 

[grizz]

So no one has any input on This?

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Somewhere on the site is a good graphic of the suspension points and why they are laid out the way they are. I couldn't find it.
There is this article that might help a bit;
http://www.therangerstation.com/Magazine/winter2008/steering_tech.htm
4x4junkie is the master on the ttb and tib. Hopefully he sees this or you can try to PM him.
Personally I don't see why you couldn't as long as your shortening method is good.

 

[grizz]

Thank you alwaysfloored. That's exactly the kind of information I was searching for but couldn't seem to find. As far as the method on shortening the beam, I'm going to remove the length from the first tube on the dream beam and sleeve the inside with a section of .120 wall tube.