two words....tuff trucks

[Destroyer000]

with some minor upgrades the b2 would hold up well.. hell look at the beating ive put mine through lol

 

[holyford86]

that damn thing won't ever die. Screaming 5000-5500 rpm all damn day and it still runs awesome

 

[86ford]

that damn thing won't ever die. Screaming 5000-5500 rpm all damn day and it still runs awesome

i bet he changes the oil all the time to..... yea right.

86

 

[canyoncritter]

TTB would be right at home in a tuff truck comp.

first thing first, cage what ever your going to trash. Some of those hits and those trucks in that one video made me cringe.Then again if your lies not worth much, make sure you have a freind to post the after pics

put a levling SPRING in the front,taller front shock MOUNTS and longer shocks.and some 31's...

for the rear, it would be all about the frankenstien leaf to do it on the cheap cheap.

taller shock mounts in the rear and longer shocks.

be a fun beater you can repair out of the junk yard.

if you can get the shocks mounted on the spring plates in the rear i will help keeping the truck a little more stable, same with fliping the rear shackles if you can find some springs with enuf arch.

a better motor and tranny mount would not be a bad ideal ethier.

weld up the rear. leave the front open so you can turn?

 

[rusty ol ranger]

i Dont see any reason a D28 wouldnt hold up just fine in that. Just dont keep your foot on the throttle when your airborne and as long as you stay with stockish (no bigger then 31's) you should be just fine.

All the tough trucks ive seen have either been won by a RBV or an 73-87 C/K Series GM.

later,
Dustin

 

[PaleBlue90]

i Dont see any reason a D28 wouldnt hold up just fine in that. Just dont keep your foot on the throttle when your airborne and as long as you stay with stockish (no bigger then 31's) you should be just fine.

All the tough trucks ive seen have either been won by a RBV or an 73-87 C/K Series GM.

later,
Dustin

ive noticed that too. my buddy eric is a GM nut so he will b driveing a GM. so i guess we will see how it all gos.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

Tuff truck competions are more about having a blast beating the living snot out of a rig then they are winning. Really (besides demo derbys) are one of the few grass roots motorsports left.

later,
Dustin

 

[Destroyer000]

i bet he changes the oil all the time to..... yea right.

86

actually it has had 2 oil changes... haha first was just an ole oil change with 5x30w an no filter change an 2nd was 20x40 with a new filter.. i stepped it up lol

as far as locking.. i would lock the rear an leave the front open on a 28.... this way theirs not as much stress on the front shafts an your are less likely to break them.. if you had a 35 id say weld it up but then you risk not being able to trun as well.

 

[PaleBlue90]

thats what i was thinking

 

[86ford]

actually it has had 2 oil changes... haha first was just an ole oil change with 5x30w an no filter change an 2nd was 20x40 with a new filter.. i stepped it up lol

as far as locking.. i would lock the rear an leave the front open on a 28.... this way theirs not as much stress on the front shafts an your are less likely to break them.. if you had a 35 id say weld it up but then you risk not being able to trun as well.

i would be interested in doing a tough truck. i can see myself being the guy going away in an ambulance.....

86

 

[rangerbum]

I got second in a tough-truck 87 ranger last year when the monsta truck were in town. There was a painted line in the final run that if you jumped past you get 5 seconds off the time. I took the couple seconds to whip around and back up onto the horse track to get extra speed. Cleared the line by almost 20 feet. After they took 5 off my time i was in second place by half a second to a full size bronco painted like the general lee.

 

[97BlackBetty]

I would love to do a tough truck comp! I think I would purchase myself a Hans Device after seeing a few of the hits those guys were taking in a few of the posts.

 

[PaleBlue90]

i would be interested in doing a tough truck. i can see myself being the guy going away in an ambulance.....

86

haha me too, the frist quote in my sig is gonna be painted on my hood

 

[Hahnsb2]

hmm, a d28 in a tough truck competition...

It'll be fine. Had this ranger here as a parts rig, guy ran it in tuff trucks, D28 was fine, the frame was toast.

 

[rangerbum]

I would love to do a tough truck comp! I think I would purchase myself a Hans Device after seeing a few of the hits those guys were taking in a few of the posts.

Hans might be overkill. But a little piece of advice to anybody getting into it: GET WRIST GAURDS!. I broke my left wrist on the steering wheel with my jump for second place.