Thread: Carlos' Ranger

been a member on here for a while and never started a build thread. decided to say fuck it and do it.

the truck went through a few stages. started with fabtech coils, uppers, and spindle. went to camburg 5.5. and now the BTF midtravel. heres whats on the truck now. and a few pics.

truck:
98 ford ranger single cab
2.5L *very slow*
2WD 5spd

Suspension/front:
BTF mid-travel kit.
3" over ea. side.
Right about 14.5" travel metal to metal.
Uni ball tube upper.
Boxed lower with balljoints.
Limit straps.
Heimed steering.
Camburg fabricated spindles.
Bilstein 7100 2.0x8" shock.w. custom ressis to keep the shocks cool.
Fox 2.0 bumps.

All together strapped bumped and strapped around 14" of travel.

Suspension/rear:
Deaver F31 prerunner pack.
Full bedcage with dual spares (all tig welded).
16"x2.5 FOA smooth bodies w. remote ressi.
kartek extended shackles.

total cycles about 15" will be strapped at 14"

misc.
3 7" Kragen HIDs.
HF jack/skid mounted in bedcage.
Spintech Pro street muffler.
Glassworks 3.5" fenders up front.
Glassworks 4.5" fenders in the rear.
bumpers front and back.
Hunsaker suspension seats.
Simpson Lap Belts.
K&N intake.

and thats about all i can think of right now.

I like it, looks clean!

I like how clean and simple it is! I want mine to be something like yours one day. Its hard to save cash when you have to pay for school, books, and bills.FML

oh i know!!

im in school and had my own place for a year. that shit sucked.

check out my build thread, we have about a page of places to go eat super cheap. i really like the btf kit, do you have any pics of the custom resi youre running?

i sent them to joel from bilstein. its an 8" 2.0 and he valved the shit out of them and added a 15" 2.5 ressi.

i had to buy the fittings cause the ones on the shock are diff from the ones on the ressi.

Clean build

thats a huge... resi lol

and yes, tons of ways to save money in macs thread!

damn thats a huge resi! do your shocks still fade due to heat?

ready to race me yet? we have pretty much the same travel #s. haha
looks good.

lol.. thanks guys..

hows the timing belt on it??
truck worked pretty nice at the night race

Seen this bamf in person, cool littlle truck.. You have any footage or pics in action? You going to the clean-up??

timing belt was replaced the day after we got back.
yeah ill be at the cleanup...

Looks good Carlos!

i have coilovers that i want to install and get rid of the coilspring in there.

just need to keep saving and hopefully go back to BTF for the install.

Coilovers look a bit cold with their tiny resis haha

get to saving! That'll be a nice upgrade!

Lets put the reservoirs off the Bilsteins on those

DEFINITELY do that lol

Trent, you're the shock guru. Btw, trent has always taken care of me when it comes to shocks/bumps. He revalved my old bilsteins and even took parts off his old shocks to fix mine. Thanks again man!

hows the coilover upgrade going to work? is he going to plate over the coil pocket on the lower arm, or what?

Originally Posted by doyouquaxu

hows the coilover upgrade going to work? is he going to plate over the coil pocket on the lower arm, or what?

Wouldn't need to. The coil over mount would be way more towards the wheel then the old bucket.

Mike

true, but it would still look weird with the coil pocket with no coil, dont you think?

Originally Posted by doyouquaxu

true, but it would still look weird with the coil pocket with no coil, dont you think?

Oh yeah of course but dgaf what it looks like right!

Mike

As long as it works, I'm fine.

Even if he did have to plate over the lower it wouldnt be to hard, save brandon time, cut the bucket out yourself, that is the hardest part when installing c/o's on XLT's. all he will do is throw in a tube to your motor mount bolt(to have access in the future), and then plating it in.... Do it carlos, c'o's are so much easier to work with instead of coils springs...

All about $$$

how are those tires. trying to decide between those and general grabbers

Originally Posted by 02dangeranger2wd

Even if he did have to plate over the lower it wouldnt be to hard, save brandon time, cut the bucket out yourself, that is the hardest part when installing c/o's on XLT's. all he will do is throw in a tube to your motor mount bolt(to have access in the future), and then plating it in.... Do it carlos, c'o's are so much easier to work with instead of coils springs...

True. I used a oxyacetylene torch to remove the second bucket. WAY faster than the cut off wheel and a sawzall I used for the first bucket.

Mike

True, time for top ramen nights!!!! it will be worth it. Or just collect and when your current springs start to sag and you get tired of having your springs come flying out to remove your shocks then do it.

How did brandon mount your lower shock? is it reccessed in the coil pocket on the lower or are the tabs mounted underneath to have easier access to them?

this truck looks oddly fimilar! Thats some nice Travel #'s with just a mid travel kit !

Tires are awesome!

I bought them 3 years ago or so off andy (napoleon) on here. Its almost time for new ones but they are nice on and off roadtir

Originally Posted by TheTequilaWorms

Tires are awesome!

I bought them 3 years ago or so off andy (napoleon) on here. Its almost time for new ones but they are nice on and off roadtir

What are they? Didn't see them listed in your first post

Rad truck carlos, still can't believe I haven't seen it lol. Really digging those kragen's?

Looks good Carlos, its come along way.

I wish I kept my truck simple like yours. Good, solid, fun truck that is still DD-able.

Originally Posted by doyouquaxu

What are they? Didn't see them listed in your first post

*taps foot impatiently*

sorry mac. theyr Cooper Discoverer S/T. awesome tires.

Originally Posted by TheTequilaWorms

sorry mac. theyr Cooper Discoverer S/T. awesome tires.

cool thanks. wasnt really impatiently... but i was curious lol