Unfortunately the bilsteins i ordered were too long....so im rocking no shocks in the rear for the moment and the crap superlift ones up front....it works though lol




















also 2 bittersweet pics. Im glad i got to take final pics of them together...but its sad that the ranger outlasted the mazda...and i hate that its having pics taken of it in this condition

 

SEXY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Glad to see it rolling

 

killer! sad *** mazda tho..damn that sucks

 

I like it, not a fan of leaf springs but I like the full width the the look of it. Ditch those spacers though.

 

you must change those rims asap, i love it though, cant wait to see it really done

 

Sick, you think they'll make you put big flares and mudflaps on it since you're in CA?

 

whered you get those sliders

 

Those sliders look kickass as chit!

 

those would be zabeard sliders.


looks great man hows it ride?

 

this is looking great.. i want mine to sit just like that!! LOVE IT

 

wait... do you have a track bar yet?!!

 

he might get away without flares but wont last long with no mudflaps

 

Uh, yeah, ditch those spacers for sure. Otherwise not bad, except for being a huge poser without a front driveshaft!

 

looks great and shackles in the rear ftw. get those new rims on the full width is killing the win of your stepside

 

Why would he have a track bar?

 

Cause he needs one?? im no expert but i thought leaf sprung trucks still had tracbars? my buddys superduty on leafs does plus i have ridden in a rock truck with leafs and no track and it wouldnt get over 35 mph without shaking.... (the truck has 39.5x16.5 Pitbulls and creeper joint shackle mounts with 2 piece shackles) so the axle could wander pretty far and there were dead spots in the steering...<< maybe thats why it was bad?? idk. please inform me

 

thats what i thought??

 

thats what you thought? answer my next post quesiton then? what keeps the axle under the truck? there is still play in the leafs hangers and bushings, the axle will still move side to side causing a dead spot in the steering...

 

well i was only thinking about how my budys samurai is set up.. hes running leaf springs and drop shackles up front and no track bar. im no expert i just assumed you would not need one on a leaf sprung truck.

 

is it a DD? or just a trail truck? lots of trail trucks dont have trackbars cause they never get over 30 mph nor do they need very precise steering... however for a DD i think its different... Correct me if im wrong, but wont the axle still move side to side because of bushings and shackles without a trackbar holding it? resulting in loose steering (slop)?? idk, it makes sense to me, tell me what you guys were thinking

 

the sami is a dd. its a pretty good little truck does incredible off road and wel... it drives like youd expect a samurai to drive on road..

i will post a pic of it if i can find one

 

he probably also has traditional shackle mounts and 1 piece shackles, not the trail-gear creepers that move side to side like crazy... idk

 

the rear of your truck has leaf springs does it have a trac bar? umm no. the trac bar isnt needed. from what i understand

 

this is why i assumed there was no need for track bars on leaf sprung trucks?