Yea the ride height and uptravel will stay the same. I wasnt able to get the uptravel that i wanted but it would be way more work.

Right now, i plan on getting 4-4.5 inches uptravel before everything hits. Idealy i would like to be @ 6in but its not going to happen unless I raise the motor, change the shock mounts ect.

I can always raise it up a little for a dune trip...

 

KOH.. do it!

I'm gonna try to get out there next year to watch, I could have gone this year but I caught the thread a few weeks too late. A guy I know out of Houston always goes out there with his huge *** toy hauler and he had an empty seat this year..



The rest of the work looks great! I was wondering what you had been up to lately. Why all the race goodies? Are you planning on getting into more racing? Maybe I missed that part of the thread.

 

Is that at the hub or at the shock? because i have no clue how you are so low yet have that much!!! I can sit and redesign and look at mine over and over and there is no way i can get that out of mine. lol well from what i remember. i am going to go measure mine this weekend.

 

What kinda race goodies?

 

Thats at the shock... I could get another 1.5-2in but it i would have to raise the motor and raise the upper shock mounts.

I may do that in the future but, right now, i just want to get it running again.

 

I guess the cutting breaks are all I'm talking about.. oops

how long until you ditch the 44/8.8? I guess when you start breaking them.

 

dude this is sick

 

No real reason for the cutting brakes other than a freind has them on his jeep and they are sweet... haha.

I will ditch the half tons as soon as i win the lotto. I havent really had a problem with them since i upgraded to alloys but that was with the pissed out 3.0L.

I see 1 tons in my future with the 5.0L.

 

Cutting brakes?

Is that like a line lock for your brakes?

 

i like the fact that all your pics and everything are all in 1 thread.. people dont masterbate everytime they see your truck so its good to be able to find **** in here that is useful.. no 50 pages of, your truck makes my dick hard.

Thanks

 

yea, locks the brakes on each side of the truck making it so you can make sharp turns.. Basically like a tracked vehicle...ish? Lock one side up and spin the other.

Just because I don't say it doesn't mean it doesn't happen

 

updates??

 

hey, i need to talk to you about putting hydro assist in the ranger! ive been hearing ppl say that you cannot because the pump is too weak? how did you do it? pics if you have any, and what kit did you use? thanks

 

Carl he was running a saginaw pump which from my understanding was a treat. Anyway Ill let Chris explain.

 

Yea i am running a saginaw "canned ham" style pump. I dont think the stock pump has enough volume to push a ram.

Napa actualy sells a ford cII to saginaw conversion pump that alot of the full size bronco guys use.

This is the actual pump that i am running but im not sure how much massaging it would take to fit it to a stock bracket (mine was modified a bunch of times before i found this pump).

BroncOhio : Napa Power Steering Pump Upgrade

FullSizeBronco.com - 78 - 96 Ford Bronco offroad club, forums, tech, installs

I've read that they sell conversion brackets somewhere too...

IMO a stock saginaw barely pushes enough volume for a ram .... here is some info on how to modify them for more volume / pressure.

powersteering

hopefully that helps!

Other than that, no updates yet. Work has been crazy lately. Hopefully i will be able to get back at it this weekend.

 

Getting there....

Things left to do:

Pass side frame rail a shock hoop(this weekend)
Exhaust / O2s (monday)
Clean up some wiring
Clearance skid and re-install
Tune Motor
Plumb Tranny


Once i get it on the road, i am sure there will be a longer list of bugs i need to work out, but its def getting there. Slowly but surely.

Pics:

 

Hell yeah,nice work!

 

Wow that looks so sick

 

diiirty

 

got damn that's a nice install man!! should be amazing now!

 

HA that last pic....the dog looks too scared to pee on the tires.

 

nice

 

Just awesome!

 

wow no i missed this thread update and i was waiting on it! im loosing my touch.

anyway looks great Chris. Did you get ride of the belly pan?

 

nope the belly pan will stay. I just had it taken off for the exhaust guy.

Update from this weekend:

I got the frame rail re-done and exhaust finished up. Sounds wicked.

Now i am fighting a surging idle and starting to doubt the cam i chose. I think it may be a little agressive for what i need.

It sounds nasty but dies as soon as you put it in drive....

I have a lot of work to do in the next 3 weeks before the (planned) first run!