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Big04Ranger's SAS Thread

well it has been started.. heres whats gonna be used

Rear

Procomp 5.5" chevy leafs(installed)
Chevy Shackles (installed)

Front

79 HP Dana 44 narrowed 6"(in garage)
BcBroncos 6.5"+winch coils(garage)
Cage Offroad Tube Arms (Garage)
PSC 1 Ton Steering kit (garage)
Yota Box(sittin in garage)


Odds and Ends that still need to be bought

front brakes
513s
shocks
Electric Lockers when i can afford them
and what ever else i run into..lol







PSC 1 ton Steering Coils Cage Tube Arms
 

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well here is what i got done so far tonight. after i conned my mom into letting me have some garage space.

removed leafs in prep for the chevy springs. im very limited on space at the moment so i can only work on one end of the truck at a time.
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Race Tires so i can get out of the garage..lol

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them chevy spring are huge! ive got first hand experence with them!! good luck man!
 
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Good luck with the Build the Cage arms are BEEF though I seen alot of the used on FS Broncos. They will take a trashing. If you have't picked your springs I like these ones
http://broncograveyard.com/bronco/i-...ils_4_inch.htm
this sight is also good for the D44 Parts as wells as buckets and hardware for the springs
http://broncograveyard.com/bronco/i-...8-79__pair.htm
 
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Looks like you could do with a few minutes with the wire brush and some paint! It's a sweet start though!
 
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Originally Posted by Gearhead61
Looks like you could do with a few minutes with the wire brush and some paint! It's a sweet start though!

why bother? its just gonna be covered in mud again.. then 2 wks after its muddy it will be rusted again.. so umm i dont see the point in painting
 
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its more the road salt! yuck!
 
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POR15, then you don't have to worry about rust agian :)
 
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Originally Posted by Rangerless
Good luck with the Build the Cage arms are BEEF though I seen alot of the used on FS Broncos. They will take a trashing. If you have't picked your springs I like these ones
http://broncograveyard.com/bronco/i-...ils_4_inch.htm
this sight is also good for the D44 Parts as wells as buckets and hardware for the springs
http://broncograveyard.com/bronco/i-...8-79__pair.htm

i have the stock 79 buckets and im using bcbroncos 6.5"+winch springs from an EB
 
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Very nice!!!

I like that 1 ton steering kit. That may be in my future. Looks very, very strong indeed.
 
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Originally Posted by n3elz
Very nice!!!

I like that 1 ton steering kit. That may be in my future. Looks very, very strong indeed.

with a very affordable price tag to boot
 
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well got some stuff done tonight but my camera is officially junk.. got the C Wedge wacked off the 44, its now ready for me to cut 6" off the tube. and i got the front spring hangers removed. now i just need to move them forward then wait for my leafs to get here.. then the rear is completely done
 
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well i bought Ball joints today.. and 1 leaf spring came in the mail... other will be here tommorrow
 
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13711s?
 
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13711s?

thats what they have on them
 
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you scared me for a sec... at first im like great the forkers sent the wrong ones or somthin.. good to know what you meant by it now..lol
 
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you keepin your 37s or runnin bigger?
 
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holy crap! are those pics with your phone?

my camera aint very nice, but sheesh, i almost got sick alil.
 
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Originally Posted by gumby
holy crap! are those pics with your phone?

my camera aint very nice, but sheesh, i almost got sick alil.

it turned on and i didnt waste any time to take them.. left at whatever setting it was on..lol think i got it figured out now tho
 
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and you werent lieing bout not havin alot of room..looks like the door rubs the bumper haha
 
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Originally Posted by HighRollerII
you keepin your 37s or runnin bigger?

plan is 38.5x15.50 boggers
 
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Originally Posted by HighRollerII
and you werent lieing bout not havin alot of room..looks like the door rubs the bumper haha

ill snap a pic of what the other side of the truck looks like tommorrow or somthin
 
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scott make sure the long end of that spring is on the back end of the truck, one end is longer than the other. trust me we found out the hard way.
 
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Originally Posted by zabeard
you cant remove the bed? its not that hard.

knowing scott its more out of lazyness why he isnt removing his
we have one smart mother f... here. ya im lazy as all hell when it comes to takin my bed off.. i hate lining it back up as im picky as hell on it. that and i could the hanger off w/o takin the bed off so i figure id save some time.


btw look later tonight for the rear totally done pics.. other spring is here
 


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