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hahaha....I'm going I'm going ...the net is slow for some fawking reason. Keep your panties on...
 
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OK FINAL UPDATE PICS ARE ON PAGE 1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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are you serious, now I have to go back to page one, uhhh
 
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Looks nice! The conversion is definitely worth the hassle.
 
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Casey your such a needy *****....it's soo hard to click that mouse button huh?
 
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So nice!
 
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I'm on a laptop, so yes it is complicated

looks good though
 
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Ok i know where the lower bracket came from you said a guys name for the upper.. link? is there a company that sells them. i mean looks simple enough to fab up
 
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ORW sells them now
 
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Zach .....MY lower and upper bracket's came from Jacob, but as Trent said, ORW now is selling them as a kit. As far as I know I think they are including the hardware too. Which is nice. I'm driving it to work today, so I'll let ya guys know how it went. OH and casey I've got a good idea for the limit straps that you could do on your's. I'll get back to ya!
 
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ORW sells them now
Am I losing it I didnt see them selling the upper?!!?!?!?
 
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yes the upper, lower, and the spacer that goes inbetween the shock bucket and the upper bracket. As well as the hardware (I THINK, don't quote me on that)
 
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Am I losing it I didnt see them selling the upper?!!?!?!?
Search n00b!
 
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Search n00b!

Bwahahahahahaha
 
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Looks good.


LOL @ the shorty antenna stuff.......I had to get one of those too haha.
 
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OH and casey I've got a good idea for the limit straps that you could do on your's. I'll get back to ya!
I'm running 5/16" chain right now but I will listen to other options
 
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I'm going to go with a limit strap from the upper coilover shock mount to the bottom coilover shock mount BOLTS:



You can get em in any length you want and they are pretty cheap.
 
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hmmmm, that might be an idea but there might be clearance issues when the straps tighten up
 
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why would there be clearence issue's when they tighten up? The whole point of the straps is to keep the lower control arm from drooping to the point where the cv shaft pulls out of the knuckle. So if you attach the strap on the aft side of the coilover, using the upper and lower shock mounting bolt. meaning the strap will run right along the side of the shock.
 
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I told you it would. Should have took my advice.
I know!!!! i forgot during all the "excitement" of the install. dang it.... lol

ever get any support bars or refund?
 
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Originally Posted by RangerNVS
why would there be clearence issue's when they tighten up? The whole point of the straps is to keep the lower control arm from drooping to the point where the cv shaft pulls out of the knuckle. So if you attach the strap on the aft side of the coilover, using the upper and lower shock mounting bolt. meaning the strap will run right along the side of the shock.
i dunno... I dont like the idea of having a strap basically rubbing on the coils all the time.

Searching for a pic of how RazorsEDGE did his limit straps, it was perfect

ETA: heres the thread:

https://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2...ml#post1427079

pics dont seem to work, but he describes what he did.
 
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This might be a stupid question but i'm new to all this coil over business. What is the point of the gussets welded on ?
 
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Originally Posted by DSFD506
This might be a stupid question but i'm new to all this coil over business. What is the point of the gussets welded on ?
The shock tower wasn't meant to handle all the weight, so you weld on the gussets to add extra strength.


And by clearance issues I meant that it will be up against the coilover and if you mounted it to the bracket bolts then when it gets tight it basically has to go around the coils like so ( instead of |
 


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