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Old May 14, 2009
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I laugh at the 98+ Ranger people commenting about there 33's and 35's and how they rub or dont rub...THIS GUYS TRUCK IS NOT A 98+ Ranger...lol So the tire talk you post means nothing to the thread or him.
 
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Old May 14, 2009
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Originally Posted by 4x4RangerOffroad
My 33's dont rub, but very close.. and I have a tbar crank and shackle.
I also have the t-bars cranked to level, I wanted to go with 33's but I didn't want to tear up my truck, still owe on it.lol
 
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Old May 14, 2009
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Originally Posted by Sea-Bass
I laugh at the 98+ Ranger people commenting about there 33's and 35's and how they rub or dont rub...THIS GUYS TRUCK IS NOT A 98+ Ranger...lol So the tire talk you post means nothing to the thread or him.
But it feels like they are contributing lol. Its fun to see how many people have no idea what they are talking about...
 
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Old May 14, 2009
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Originally Posted by chainfire
But it feels like they are contributing lol. Its fun to see how many people have no idea what they are talking about...
Indeed...lol
 
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Old May 16, 2009
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Some 4.88's will be in order...

looks like a good trail rig.. hope the front end holds up for you.. When it goes sas that bastard!!
 
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Old Jun 11, 2009
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cutting done and tires on
only suspension modification is 2" leveling spacers
welding front and rear, then i'll flex it out. oh yea, took the front sway bar off

 
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Old Jun 11, 2009
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Looks good man. I think if you rolled the edge of the fenders a little, that the rough look would go away and you will have less chance of shredding a tire.

Sorry if this has already been mentioned, didnt read anything but the first page.
 
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Old Jun 18, 2009
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Wow, this thread blows! The truck looks good to me. I guess if you're not doing a gillion dollars worth of useless stereo, clear corners, and LED BS modifications here and there people just don't dig it. If you want better reactions to the mods you will have to spray paint the door panel trim and add more chrome.

Its your truck dude, FTW and do what you like. I dig the cut up fenders!

Fred

EDIT: When is ORR coming back online?
 
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Old Jun 18, 2009
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Originally Posted by RedOctober
Some 4.88's will be in order...

looks like a good trail rig.. hope the front end holds up for you.. When it goes sas that bastard!!
x2

Looks great!!
 
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Old Jun 18, 2009
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with the front swaybar removed doesnt it track all over the place like the frame is sprung?
 
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Old Jun 18, 2009
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looks much better than i did expect! me like!
 
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Old Jun 18, 2009
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Originally Posted by Deviousfred

EDIT: When is ORR coming back online?
when RPS is back up. lol.
 
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Old Jun 18, 2009
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Originally Posted by Smakes
with the front swaybar removed doesnt it track all over the place like the frame is sprung?
no....the body will sway with turns. sway bars are additional to suspension...dont need one to drive down the road. it wont track all over the road because it's got really nothing to do with the steering system.
 
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Old Jun 18, 2009
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that shows you what i know about steering lol
 
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Old Jun 29, 2009
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with no sway bar, i notice no difference driving or around turns. the ttb is stiff enough that it doesn't change enough to notice. when i put a solid axle i will most likely put one back on, but until i break it, the ttb stays. will probably steal some 35's from one of my friends to see how it feels and works.
no gearing change needed currently
 
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Old Jun 29, 2009
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That looks pretty cool, got any photos with it flexed out?
 
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Old Jun 29, 2009
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So we need some pics of it in action!
 
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Old Jul 17, 2009
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as soon as i get a gas tank and put it back in i'll get some flex pics
 
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Old Jul 21, 2009
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i should be taking it to rauch creek the august 21-23rd
as long as everything goes as planned i should have a gas tank this weekend
then skidplates, sliders and i'll be good to go
 
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Old Jul 22, 2009
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Originally Posted by carchameleon
i should be taking it to rauch creek the august 21-23rd
as long as everything goes as planned i should have a gas tank this weekend
then skidplates, sliders and i'll be good to go
Check out this thread for Rausch Creek. Just a general thread. But if you go post up in there. Try and get a few heads for the trip.

https://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2...reek-meet.html
 
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Old Jul 24, 2009
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thanks, i just posted, i go down with my local club (team mudnuts (mudnuts.org))
we'll be heading down the weekend of the 21'st like i said. i said in that thread if anyone's going that weekend to let me know.

still looking for a gas tank though...
 
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Old Aug 4, 2009
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gas tank found and installed, will be doing a little wheeling on saturday, i'll post pics after that
 
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Old Aug 23, 2009
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any update
 
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Old Aug 27, 2009
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Originally Posted by carchameleon
i under stand how the suspension works, i have a jeep on 36's.

bodylifts don't appeal to me, they don't do much...

i'm going to get all the fenders cut the same and then see how it works. most likely my ranger will get a solid axle and a little lift. i'm looking into gearing options before i go much further.
you said you were going to do a little lift, why didn't you just wait till you had that "little lift" so you could avoid the hack job on the fenders. but, good luck with the project.
 
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Old Aug 27, 2009
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Originally Posted by broke
you said you were going to do a little lift, why didn't you just wait till you had that "little lift" so you could avoid the hack job on the fenders. but, good luck with the project.
Man way to dig up more bull****. Who cares? Its not your truck, and in case you didnt know, its called a measuring tape. Measure the approximate area where the tires are going to hit, then cut. If your smart enough, you can figure out where its going to hit with the lift.
 
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