89 Ranger 4x4

[GahnRacing]

I'm about a year and a half into this build so far. Most of my beginning pictures were lost
so this is what I have going so far

89 Ranger 4x4 2.9
D35-D44 Hybrid TTB
Dirtech housing 35 spline Stange 3rd 6.0's chromoly spool
3 link
1 3/4 chromoly cage front to back

Pictures are way out of order and a little not up to date I'll post more of the cab cage and interior soon... and I'm not the best welder so I hired a guy to weld it all thats not me

 

[GahnRacing]

 

[prerunsilverado]

That's a pretty wild junction in the middle of the back! Looks good!

 

[GahnRacing]

That's a pretty wild junction in the middle of the back! Looks good!

Thanks man. Honestly it was the only thing I could really think of to pull it all together and leave a decent amount of space in front and rear of the bed

 

[stevyboy]

Bad ass man! keep it up!

So is the conversion the Dana 35 beams with D44 ends and 3rd?

 

[GahnRacing]

Bad ass man! keep it up!

So is the conversion the Dana 35 beams with D44 ends and 3rd?

thanks man. I looked at your build a lot to figure out what I wanted to do. Its just the D44 spindles, knuckles, and stub axles.

 

[stevyboy]

Thanks man, I wish I had more of a direction for the truck when I started haha. Oh well live and learn.

So more or less you are gaining only strength in the outer ends? 4x4 wise it is not any stronger because of the stock d35 third and inner axles are still a smaller spline?

 

[GahnRacing]

Thanks man, I wish I had more of a direction for the truck when I started haha. Oh well live and learn.

So more or less you are gaining only strength in the outer ends? 4x4 wise it is not any stronger because of the stock d35 third and inner axles are still a smaller spline?

The D35 inner is a 27 spline and the D44 is a 30 spline, so 4x4 wise I'm not gaining much, but overall the diameter of the shafts in the hydbrid are larger than that of a full D44 shaft. What I am gaining is a wider bearing spread, bigger hubs, bigger calipers, bigger rotors, and have a 5 on 5.5 lug pattern. What kept me away from just doing a D44 conversion was where the 3rd housing would hit the frame. From what I've read, without notching into the frame, I would lose a decent amount of bump travel.

 

[Brandon_Charley]

D35 center is supposed to be significantly lighter than D44 also. I read a long time ago that there were 30 spline d35 centers out there that made a lightweight full strength setup possible.

 

[nebf150]

Build is awesome