Thread: 99' i beam ranger

bolted the trans up to the motor hopefully get it in this weekend. trying to finish up the links as well this weekend

Here are some updates now shocks and the motor and trans are in wiring harnes this weekend and hopefully get it running this weekend.

That is coming along nicely

hey dude coming along i just got my 1400lbs of steel today and on sat i take my truck to jsi motorsports were im getting a full cage front to rear, adding a 4 link with 9" and ditching the extended beams i just installed for some custom built equal lengths with cross over, keep an eye out on my thread starting next week...hows your 4 link coming, what shocks u running?

Originally Posted by F.A.S.T.clothing

hey dude coming along i just got my 1400lbs of steel today and on sat i take my truck to jsi motorsports were im getting a full cage front to rear, adding a 4 link with 9" and ditching the extended beams i just installed for some custom built equal lengths with cross over, keep an eye out on my thread starting next week...hows your 4 link coming, what shocks u running?

i have those race series kings but they are only 10in stroke so im going to try to sell them and bet the prerunner series kings, i havnt had time to finish up the arms man i got the motor and trans in though so there is at least progress being made lol. sounds like your trucks going to be sweet man.

Yeah! just traded my 94 explorer DD for a 95 extended cab ranger with a 4.0 i that bad boy now im rolling nothin but rangers

Update: Got the trailing arms almost completely welded up just need to tig the outside of the plates and they are ready to go on, here are a few pics.

pretty!!

Originally Posted by sincitymoto

pretty!!

yeah im psyched i just need to get shocks now i got a 9" already so the rear is close to begint he backhalf build

So i got rid of my bypass kings and picked up some parts for the build. i had shocks a guy needed he had parts i needed so worked out perfectly. got a one piece clip and some 14 kings C/O now that i have the kings for the rear i can start the backhalf heres a pic of the kings and clip

Now lets see some updates

Here are somewhat of some update pics, i got my one pic clip and my shocks this weekend. the pics of the clip on the truck is just sitting on there, thats NOT its finall mounting place just on there to see how it looks on there, and i must admit im pretty psyched about it, also is the 14 king C/O with new sliders and C/O hardware. im starting to design the i beams as well as the balkhalf and cage for the cab.













The Kings

Update:

Just pulled out all the interior of the cab to get it ready to start the cage.
Last week I ordered the tubing for the cage.
Last week put on some 35x12.50x15r BRG Bajas so now the clip looks like it belongs on there

Trying to find my cable for my camera so i can get some pics up of all of this as soon as i find the cable i will throw up those pics.

Now that i got some time to work on the truck i have got some more stuff done to it. i pulled the ac/heater components from the engine completely gutted the cab and is prepped for cage, finished welding up the trailing arms today . Hopefully the plan is to get tubing this week and start working on the cab cage and back section for the links have shocks, himes and bushing for the rear already so just waiting on tubing and garage time. here are a few pics i took from today and the last week or so still waiting on some to get off of my phone. and there is one of my buddies f1fiddy that things dope, hnm long travel glass all the way around soon to be four linked once mine is all done. so heres some pics for you

Is this the ranger that had the cab swap not to long ago? Cab was ripped through on the driver side?

Good start, keep us posted.

Originally Posted by cllake

Is this the ranger that had the cab swap not to long ago? Cab was ripped through on the driver side?

Good start, keep us posted.

yup this is the one

here are some more pics of the welds on the arms and my buddies f1fiddy its sick!!!

Damn that F1 is sick. Where you located in nm?

Originally Posted by nmsilveradorunner

Damn that F1 is sick. Where you located in nm?

santa fe new mexico, yeah its pretty nice, where are you located?

Down in albuquerque. Hope fully i can get motor and some coilovers for my yota and get it out!

Ya that F1 has to be one of the best in the state haha

any progress? updates?

Lookin good rob! Cant wait until all of our trucks are done!!!

Originally Posted by rlury

completely gutted the cab and is prepped for cage

Cut out ALL of that sheet metal and tuck the cage as tight to the body as possible. A-pillars, b-pillars, above the windshield and back window, above the doors, etc.

Get this thing back in the garage already rob!!!

got some goodies for the ranger from giant!!!

giants wiy = length beam kit?

Correct sir. Now get to it rob!

Originally Posted by 468CHEVRCR

giants wiy = length beam kit?

just put in an order for a pair of 2.5x16 KING bypass shocks should be here in like 1-2 weeks.

Pulled apart the 9" rear end and starting to get the old mounts off and ready for supports and link mounts.

got the 3rd memeber out and ready for the gears and locker i got for it.

things are coming together once i get the garage its going to just be cage and mounting of stuff cant fukcin wait

Saaaweeeeet!

got some more parts for the project

Been a while since an update but got the truck in the garage finally, stripped it down to just a frame and a cab, installed the beam hangers and now trying to fit in the 5.7 and TH400 I picked up for it ordering DOM this week and the front bypasses and c/o for the front with uncle sams contribution