Whats happenen my fellow ranger bro's! I have an RCD lift but its not enough anymore. I was wondering what size gears i would want to do if i were to put a 37 or 38 on this bad boy!! Im tryin to get my ducks in a row for when i under take this project. And any tips to give??

 

4.88's. or 5.13's if you dont mind gas. but 4.88's are fine.

 

He speaks the truth!

 

I'll be running a D44 with chromoly shafts and 5.13 axle ratios.

 

Yup. D44 with 5.13's and lockers front and rear. You can run a d30 if you don't plan on running any bigger tire than a 35. Anything bigger and you're gonna start snapping shafts and u-joints lol

 

same here. running 27s too

 

Dang Zach 27s are pretty small for your truck don't ya think?

 

should be perfect. LOL

 

this next question is to zabeard or anyone else who has taken and completed the task of doind a sas.

can u give me a rough estimate on how much it will cost to do a sas?

 

5000 to do it right...

could you do it for less? sure

I like to do everything as best i can and as safe as I can.

Some of my buddies literally have machine shops in their garage. Bridgeports, engine lathes, you name it. This is a big money saver for me. I mean we literally made a steering shaft from scratch to make it work good in my truck.

He also has saved me a ton of money on other things that we jsut made.

Also I work at a machine shop so having parts made is dirt cheap. WaterJets are the best. :)

I still spent 5000 even on the first swap and that was just the front axle.

This swap I am doing now is going to end up costing me roughly the same, jsut this time i bought wheels, tires and I am replacing the rear axle too

 

Yeah expect to pay atleast 5k to do it right. You could possibly get by with maybe 3-4k if you do leaf springs, but I know I'll be spending about 2k just in axle parts without wheels, tires, or suspension! (that's 2 D44s with gears, lockers, high steer, and complete rebuilds).

 

2 D44's? I wouldnt run a rear D44 under a ranger if thats what your thinking of doing.

 

I guess I'm cheap. I figured I could do a sas for under a grand. Hell my 150 only cost me that when I went 1 tons.

 

what year is your ranger though? 98+ is a bit more with no steering box or coil buckets.

 

its for his zuki

 

$5k?
Heck, I only got about $3500 in my whole truck
I have about $1000 in my SAS right now, but I still need a few more things-
Regear front axle, rear shocks and a set of 35's

 

you have leaf springs a got a D44 that was functional. my D44 and D60 both needed new bearings, brakes, calipers, etc...

once you pay 200 for gears, 1oo for install kit, and maybe a locker thats over 2k total already.

plus you dont need a steering box, steering shaft, coil buckets....

 

99

I could get the box with the axle easy, coil buckets are only a few pieces of 1/4" stock away.

$250 for a d44 with the steering box, coils, RA's panhard, and steering. (already have a 9" just rotting away)
$400 craigslist 35's
$200 in steel

I can make my own DS and mounts, just would need to find the time to do so. Would be neat to see if I could do it. Too bad I'm either paying for ANOTHER tranny rebuild or ditching the ranger altogether.

Now granted it wouldn't be as well done as yours or a few others here. But it would be safe and functional IMHO.

 

understandable. i am sure mine got so expensive because, the first yota box was junk, i just bought a new one thats 500. I bought a TruTrac for the D30 thats 500. I bought all my long arms, coils, and track bar. that was 1000... it all adds up.

 

But it also shows. I dont need purty fab work, it would make my ranger look bad.

 

i dont make it look purty on purpose, i just like doing fab work and when i do it i take my time and it turns out good.

 

again apples to oranges...

try doing it on your 04 for 400

 

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