Thread: 02dangeranger build

The race track rollovers where alot of fun, to bad I didnt get any pics of that, it was fun passing up rhino's, and the big lifted super dutys, who kept building up momentum and having to slow down all the time....

Alright, took a quick break to eat some carne asada and took a few snap shots, waiting on a buddy so I can bleed the brakes and then run diff fluid and its ready to go.

Installed expo 8.8 LSD w/ disc's, ruffstuff spring pack package, and mounting my new 2.5 x 14 kings shocks in the rear.

Just want to say thanks to doyouquaxu, ooracing, and alon for helping me getting eveything ready so I can install it in the truck. Put this thing in on my own, what a bitch that was, I had to wrestle that thing under the truck, jack stands were in my way..

havent posted in here in a while, but since I added the 8.8 rear end and kings in the rear, I finally the got the truck rear-gear'd to 4.88's with brand new clutches.....

ABout time broseph!!!!! I will be starting a build on my truck when I get home.

Then we can both hit the dirt again, hopefully not spending 12hrs working on yours. He He

Oh and I thought this was cool, my truck made it in OFF-ROAD magazine december issue in the readers rides section, its nothing to special but I think its cool.....

When are you dropping your shocks off?
Did you tighten your U-bolts that I had to tighten with a tiny crescent wrench 50 miles from civilization? Haha

Looks clean man! How much wider is that expo 88 vs the 75?

Originally Posted by roostthemoon

ABout time broseph!!!!! I will be starting a build on my truck when I get home.

Then we can both hit the dirt again, hopefully not spending 12hrs working on yours. He He

Man O man, memories james-----we will never forget that shit, pretty hairy but we did it, and being drunk/hungover with no sleep pulling a all nighter, left to barstow at 3am after drinkin at the bar and we didnt get back until like 7-8pm the next day------wow-still good times even though I was shittin bricks!

Originally Posted by oorracing

When are you dropping your shocks off?
Did you tighten your U-bolts that I had to tighten with a tiny crescent wrench 50 miles from civilization? Haha

You mean shock? The shock that didnt get rebuilt blew the seal, Im pickin up the seal kit sometime this week, so maybe sometime next week kev-dog you can go to work. Oh yea, u-bolts trimmed and tightened the F*** down---that was also a great time, hey but shit happens, still made it out.......

That damn JUICE made things harder and funner the sametime.....

Originally Posted by dezert dreaming

Looks clean man! How much wider is that expo 88 vs the 75?

I beleive only 1.5 wider than stock ranger... Im debating on running 2" spacers in the rear to possibly square up the wheels, but then my rear fender might bump out on my tire since I dont have a big flare and plus spacers are sketchy but not so sketch in the rear

Are you running stock bedsides? Pulled?

Originally Posted by oorracing

When are you dropping your shocks off?
Did you tighten your U-bolts that I had to tighten with a tiny crescent wrench 50 miles from civilization? Haha

you mean you and i had to tighten.

Sorry. You started them, then I finished them.

Sounds good Berto. Tell your buddy to bring his coil overs by as well. I can have them back to him in a day so his truck isn't down for so long..

no fiberglass.....
See this is how things started---long story short, bought ranger for cheap it had no bed, I bought a bed for cheap but it had pulled bedsides and spare tire, I just wanted to lift it and wheels and thats it, but it looked stupid with pulled sides and stock front fenders, so I bought the basic flare ones, since I only had a 3"spindle....

Well one day we were at a friends house, when some black dude was hittin switches, it was cool to watch until he snapped a upper Ball joint and drove into the back of my truck, so basically he bought me the glass....

I had no idea my truck was goin to turn into a runner, if so then suspension, tubework, then glass after is the way to go.... Im in no rush for wider glass mine is already painted and if go wider then I want a wider 8.8' or 9"........but for now it works

Or I can do like ooracing and pull the sides out as far as I can to cover a wider rear end------and look like a rocket ship

Originally Posted by 02dangeranger2wd

Oh yea, u-bolts trimmed and tightened the F*** down---

Roberto tight or how tight is really should be?

Tighter than Mac's Black Ass u-bolts.......... Sorry I had to, maybe I can get them talk about how black you are to divert them from my not-so tight u-bolts

Rocket ship! Yes!

I have no choice but to do that Berto.. I don't want conversion glass, and I have the widest glass made for my truck..

I know I know, but its still a rocket ship lol, that will fly by the moon with tires still on the ground with all that travel...

your truck looks RAD!! get that thing finished, a month away.....If you dont finish----TOW ME!!

Oh yeah, I'm gonna cut/build my own fiberglass in the bedsides eventually too.

As for making it to the cleanup, I can't tell if I'm gonna make it. I need money, and Innout has been screwing me around majorly with my hours to the point I'm about to quit. It's been almost 3 weeks since I've worked.

Originally Posted by oorracing

Sorry. You started them, then I finished them.

Sounds good Berto. Tell your buddy to bring his coil overs by as well. I can have them back to him in a day so his truck isn't down for so long..

i dout we got it even close to how tight it should be.

Originally Posted by oorracing

Oh yeah, I'm gonna cut/build my own fiberglass in the bedsides eventually too.

As for making it to the cleanup, I can't tell if I'm gonna make it. I need money, and Innout has been screwing me around majorly with my hours to the point I'm about to quit. It's been almost 3 weeks since I've worked.

Thats is some BS... How about the pool service is that helping at all?? I need some candidates to tow me out, I have a H1 that is willing but it will be a long slow drive, and the brandon562 said he would in his chevy but im not 100% if he is going to make it.... BTW you have a trailer?

90ft-lbs of torque. Probably had another 40 to go. Hahaha

And yes I love helping out with the pools. I'm definitely glad I have that because I would be walking everywhere right now.

Originally Posted by oorracing

90ft-lbs of torque. Probably had another 40 to go. Hahaha

And yes I love helping out with the pools. I'm definitely glad I have that because I would be walking everywhere right now.

that sounds bout right.

I need your guys opinion, I have some hydro bumps I want to put on the rear of my leaf-sprung truck, but I want to truss my rear end first since I am going to be bumping of my axle tubes..

Do you guys think I should truss it first before I install the bumps? I want them in before the clean-up but dont have the funds to buy the truss kit. I dont want to destroy my new rear-end, I think im better of waiting until I do it right and all at once, unless you guys think I will be fine and it wont hurt anything.... Let me get your guys's feedback

Oh and I also want to invest in a tow-strap, anyone purchased one from harbor freight that actually holds up and does its job? They sale a few recovery straps, but debating if they are even legit or strong enough to hold up...

What do you guys think?

havent posted in my build thread in forever.....but did some more modifications, swapped out my main coils up front, which lowered the front end, and shortened my bumps to a 2"""

and for the rear I installed some drop hangers to get my ride height level, but when I did I ran them in stock location, not knowing how much more gain you get from pushing them back, ran it like this for a little while, until I decided to push my hangers all the way back. Well when I did big noticable difference, rides like a caddi now and not a bucking bronco,,, im so surprised how I didnt notice how much binding in my leafs I had running the hangers in the stock position before, but now im even getting more droop and feels alot softer in the rear, but it lower my ride height a little in the rear, now I dont sit level and got the cali lean back...poo!!

Kevin we have to go to that spot your talking about, I need to take out my lady so she can all wet and leave me alone for awhile about working on my truck...

didnt want to start a new thread but for you a-arm ranger guys that are running a 10" c/o with a dual coil set-up what are your spring rates, with having leafs in the rear?

would anybody want to buy my truck?

Are you serious Berto? You love your yota more then your ranger now?!


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negative......I love the ranger thats my pride and joy. Im def. not getting out the scene, but found another truck im really interested in>

What kind of truck? You have pics of it?


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my lips are sealed right now

Trade me

I think I have an idea which truck it is.

So.... Ditch the yota?

No keeping the little gas saver. but im just seeing if people are interested in the ranger, my truck is cool but I found a different platform that would rather build up. if not then im still going on with my ranger build