These are pics from right after I bought it to how it is sitting almost done

The original truck is a 95 Ranger XLT4x4, 4.0 M50DR1 trans and 1354 case

June of 2008 I removed the factory 8.8 and 35 TTB front and installed a dana 60 rear FF and a Dana 44 HD front the truck had a total of 16 inches of lift which consisted of a 3 in body lift 6 in front chevy lift springs, and 7 inches of perch. The rear utilized Factory 1977 F250 high boy springs and a 4 in block I built it on a set of 38 swampers on 16.5 x 10 steel wheels once the build was complete I changed the tires to 39.5 Boggers on 16.5 x 12 MT classic II wheels

The truck remained like that until February when I decided to tear it apart to go bigger. I replaced the axles with 2.5 ton GM axles. I flipped the front axle to make it standard rotation. because this is a huge budget build, I made tall perches instead of larger springs to raise the truck 6 more inches. the rear perches are 10 in tall and the fronts are 5in tall. the reason I say 6 inches of lift added the new axles have 4 in dia tubes and the old are only 3 in. With going larger I added a small sub frame to lower my ladder bar angle and help protect my second transfer case I added which is a dana 24. The tires I am going to be running as seen in the last picture, are 14.00 - 24 R4 grader tires. I still have to finish my sub frame, my rear drive shaft front shocks and rims for my tires .... I have not taken updated pics since I installed the second case and the front shaft My interior was stripped down to dash and 2 racing seats. Once I finish up the build I will adding a 8 point cage and eventually a 466 BB

INSTEAD OF UPLOADING 20+ PICTURES HERE, I HAVE GIVING YOU A LINK TO PHOTO BUCKET WHERE I HAVE ALL THE PICTURES IN ORDER FOR YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE

Truck pics and build pictures by techy78 - Photobucket

 

this is a good look.

Skinny tires FTW

 

MUDDDING TRUCKKKKKKKKK!!!!! SWWWEEEEETTTTT!!!

 

looks awsome!

 

I LOVE IT

 

man i read the description and knew without looking at the location that it was from florida..


I can understand just a mud truck budget build.. but please please do not ever take that vehicle on public roads

 

those rear blocks scar me!!!!

 

^^^ Me to.

 

thanks guys for the comments, as in the description there is NO block involved it is solid perch one piece welded to the rear axle .... I am not about to hurt myself or anyone else .....

 

How much did you spend on this all?

 

I saw this on ChucksTrucks, it'll be a cool mud truck when it's done. How are perches welded on any different from blocks besides the fact they are welded? (not sarcasm, serious)

Oh yeah, do you still have your old 8.8?

 

from the time I tore out the 8.8 rear and 35 TTB front till now I have under 4 grand in it and atleast 2 grand of that is in 3 sets of wheels and tires the swampers I built it on, the boggers i added to it and the tractor tires and wheels

 

A block goes inbetween the spring perch and leaf spring a perch is a solid one piece can not slip, slide, or turn . ..... we all know what the spring perch is on the axle and most people when they lift a truck reuse factory springs and will add anywhere from 2 to 6 inches of block ..... the block just sits inbetween the perches I built take place of the block it is solid 3/8 steel welded together and welded to the axle like a flat perch ... my perches are just 10 in tall .... and no I do not have any of the factory parts left

 

Nice rig. Definitely built for the FL Mud holes.

 

lol you floridians and your mud trucks.

should of lowered it

 

Those perches are scary, I dont care if they are slightly better then a block cause they cant be spit out. If your gonna build a mud truck at least get some stupidly tall springs or something.

 

Lowering a 4x4 is like lifting a 2x4 it is useless point less and just plain ol stupid

ok u think they are scary, but if tall perches are scare and so so so unsafe why did the original monster trucks run them and jump cars ...I guess I am stupid I donno. But I do know Opinions are like a$$holes , we all got them and some talk more **** then others

 

^^ haha

 

my mind.....its boggled

 

You need to go back to ChucksTrucks.

 

 

so is mine .... I am just some dumb redneck in Florida that knows nothing about anything ..... some people just don't realize that their truck is not number one priority in live some of us have kids, a mortgage, bills u know responsibility in life and can't spend out allowances from mommy and daddy on our truck

 

hmm... how'd i know the flaming was gunna start in this thread...anyways, i still think its BA, i'd rock it for a mudtruck.. huge perches or not

 

ty, tyvm .... as any one that actually looked at the pics, there is no front brakes, tractor tires, what part of NOT street legal does that not spell and ty again for that POSITIVE comment

 

i love the HUGE *** tires you have sitting next to the truck on the lift.