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ok today i started on my suspension lift from skyjacker, its a 6" lift class two so it comes with new radius arms, my question is how in the bloody hell are you supposed to take off the drop bracket for the passenger side i-beam? and also how in the hell are you supposed to unbolt the radius arms at the i-beam? the bracket on the right is the one im talking about, how are you supposed to remove it with limited space?
i for the life of me cant figure out where that bracket on the right goes... dang it.. can you go out and take a pic of it on the truck the one your removing...
i for the life of me cant figure out where that bracket on the right goes... dang it.. can you go out and take a pic of it on the truck the one your removing...
ok here ya go, its the greatest but you get an idea of what and where it is, i drilled on of the rivets but an angle so i prolly drilled thru the crossmember a bit.
if it were me, id pull everything out from under there. radius arms, ibeams, everything. give yourself some room to work.
after you do that, then take a angle grinder to the rivit heads.....then punch them out with a hammer and punch........or you can take a plasma cutter and cut them through completely but you have to make sure that you get it lined up correctly with the hole in the crossmember.......
there are 2 bolts on the radius arm on the axle beam.....one on top, one on the bottom............heat them up good and use a good impact wrench........the top bolts is under the spring mount on the beam.....
my only problem is removing the beams, not too sure how to cuz of the axles there, how do i remove em?
take the driveshaft loose and just drop everything down to the ground together......then leave it laying on the ground......then all you have to do is go straigh back up with it.....
take the driveshaft loose and just drop everything down to the ground together......then leave it laying on the ground......then all you have to do is go straigh back up with it.....
ok so can i fit a wrench in there to take the top bolt out? cuz i dont want to do anything that i dont have to..
ok so can i fit a wrench in there to take the top bolt out? cuz i dont want to do anything that i dont have to..
are you talking about on the radius arm? if you are lifting it, then you have to remove the springs anyway to swap them out with the lift springs..................
whoa ok whats TTB? and TIB? i thought i have i-beams under there????
TTB=Twin Traction Beam......that is the '97 and older Ranger 4x4 suspension setup.....
TIB=Twin "I" Beam.....that is the '97 and older Ranger 4x2 suspension setup....
if you have 4x4, then you dont have "I" beams....you thave the Twin Traction beams......i can tell by your pic and when you said axle that you dont have a 2 wheel drive, so you have the TTB.....
are you talking about on the radius arm? if you are lifting it, then you have to remove the springs anyway to swap them out with the lift springs..................
yea im talkin bout the radius arms, ok lets start over.....im replacing the rad arms and springs, but when i tried loosining the top bolt it just kept spinning, so is there a nut in the beam the have to get a grip on??? or what?
TTB=Twin Traction Beam......that is the '97 and older Ranger 4x4 suspension setup.....
TIB=Twin "I" Beam.....that is the '97 and older Ranger 4x2 suspension setup....
if you have 4x4, then you dont have "I" beams....you thave the Twin Traction beams......i can tell by your pic and when you said axle that you dont have a 2 wheel drive, so you have the TTB.....
yea im talkin bout the radius arms, ok lets start over.....im replacing the rad arms and springs, but when i tried loosining the top bolt it just kept spinning, so is there a nut in the beam the have to get a grip on??? or what?
nope.......just the bolt that goes down through there.......there is also the same type on the bottom of the radius arm...
while you have the radius arms off....on the driver side of the hog head(the part with the gears in it) there is a bolt that goes throught it horizontal and then through the axle beam.....remove that bolt......it isn't doing anything and will make your life (or whoever does the gears later down the road) 10000 TIMES EASIER when you decide to re-gear the truck......if you take it out now, you wont have to take the radius arms off again when you re-gear later....
nope.......just the bolt that goes down through there.......there is also the same type on the bottom of the radius arm...
while you have the radius arms off....on the driver side of the hog head(the part with the gears in it) there is a bolt that goes throught it horizontal and then through the axle beam.....remove that bolt......it isn't doing anything and will make your life (or whoever does the gears later down the road) 10000 TIMES EASIER when you decide to re-gear the truck......if you take it out now, you wont have to take the radius arms off again when you re-gear later....
lift help please....
