Suspension Tech General discussion of suspension for the Ford Ranger.

Might be doing my first SAS. But looking for help.

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Old Jun 12, 2008
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thats a ranger radius arm or eb dana 44 style?
Fullsize Ford radius arm.
 
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Old Jun 12, 2008
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guess i can try to apply same style to my stock ranger ones.
 
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Old Jun 12, 2008
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Instead of all that grinding see if you can find someone with a big engine lathe and turn that sucker down.
 
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Old Jun 12, 2008
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Instead of all that grinding see if you can find someone with a big engine lathe and turn that sucker down.
i got a big lathe at work, i just gotta start looking for a spare set of stock raduis arms for cheap.
 
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Old Jun 12, 2008
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Originally Posted by kevinsranger
i got a big lathe at work, i just gotta start looking for a spare set of stock raduis arms for cheap.
For your application it maybe easier to just make your own arms from scratch. Over on DR they do this a lot.
 
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Old Jun 12, 2008
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For your application it maybe easier to just make your own arms from scratch. Over on DR they do this a lot.
what is dr?
 
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Old Jun 12, 2008
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Old Jun 12, 2008
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ill check that out bro thanks.
 
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Old Jun 12, 2008
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So you basically want the draglink and panhard bar perfectly level with another, so the mount on the axle will have to be as high as needed to make them level?

And what are you talking about "reaming" Andrew?

Brenton
 
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I keep seeing extending the radius arms, but how long should I actually extend them?

Can anyone direct me to a link for basically everything?

Brenton
 
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its your choice, its pretty common to see 9-12" but i have seen some with 24-30" extensions.
 
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Old Jun 13, 2008
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Originally Posted by EdGe_wannabe
So you basically want the draglink and panhard bar perfectly level with another, so the mount on the axle will have to be as high as needed to make them level?

And what are you talking about "reaming" Andrew?

Brenton

yea when you look at the front set up standing in front of the truck you want the draglink and panhard to be almost the same angle to each other


reaming aka opening the hole a little more

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ill check that out bro thanks.
you need some stock radius arms? ive got 2 sets from a 76 f150 HP 44
 
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Old Jun 13, 2008
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you need some stock radius arms? ive got 2 sets from a 76 f150 HP 44[/QUOTE]

pm sent thanks
 
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Originally Posted by zabeard
its your choice, its pretty common to see 9-12" but i have seen some with 24-30" extensions.
Awesome, maybe I can find someone with a lathe.

Seems as if coils are almost easier than leafs, but it may be just me. ?

Brenton
 
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Old Jun 13, 2008
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technically yeah..but they have their own deals. coils are more worth the work. but it just depends on what you want out of it
 
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