Post by scotts90ranger on Aug 1, 2009 3:54:57 GMT -5
yeah, you read that right.
I don't have anywhere to post pictures, but will do when I get a chance...
started out life as a BASE model ranger, no options, 2 wheel drive, rubber floor, no headliner, bench seat, no power steering, 2.3L engine, 195 70 14 tires and when I got it a WOOD canopy... 3.08 gears in the rear end
after a couple years I found a axle with 3.73 gears for $5, I put 235 70 15 tires on free wheels before that (was interesting with the 3.08's, but doable), sold the removed axle for $75, drove like that for a couple years then found a rolled ranger on craigslist for $350 with 2.3, 4x4, manual tranny, transfer case and hubs and 4.10 gears, swapped my engine and body over (the engine on it dropped a cylinder), drove it like that for 3 years then found a turbocoupe engine for $500 on craigslist, did some refreshing (wish I would have done more while it was out, but oh well), the first week in january this year I drove it with the turbo for the first time, it was a good feeling, and all good fun until it started misfiring and running like crap, I'm planning on fixing that tomorrow, should fix the starting issue too. Back when it was running good in April I went to sand lake and played with a few friends, surprised them with what the turbo did to the thing , turbo whine is addicting...
the next plans are to swap in explorer axles (have them in the garage), do a couple cheap lift methods and hopefully stuff 33's under it, I have yet to order the 4.88's I have picked out... also have a manual explorer transfer case to toss in it too (my current one is shot, the front output splines are worn to heck since the slip is on the output instead of on the shaft where it belongs, plus for the axle swap I would have otherwise needed to shorten the front shaft, now I don't have to), this will give me nice dual cardian shafts on both ends of the T case. The Dana 35 axle despite popular belief is fairly stout, same joints as a D44, have been known to handle 37's, their downfall is their wheel bearings, but there are ways to swap D44 knuckles onto them...
I can rightfully say I've built up the truck I wanted, the only thing this has been into a shop for in the near 10 years I've had it is for tires and a windshield, I've done everything else, an alignment will be added after the axle swap...
I don't have anywhere to post pictures, but will do when I get a chance...
started out life as a BASE model ranger, no options, 2 wheel drive, rubber floor, no headliner, bench seat, no power steering, 2.3L engine, 195 70 14 tires and when I got it a WOOD canopy... 3.08 gears in the rear end
after a couple years I found a axle with 3.73 gears for $5, I put 235 70 15 tires on free wheels before that (was interesting with the 3.08's, but doable), sold the removed axle for $75, drove like that for a couple years then found a rolled ranger on craigslist for $350 with 2.3, 4x4, manual tranny, transfer case and hubs and 4.10 gears, swapped my engine and body over (the engine on it dropped a cylinder), drove it like that for 3 years then found a turbocoupe engine for $500 on craigslist, did some refreshing (wish I would have done more while it was out, but oh well), the first week in january this year I drove it with the turbo for the first time, it was a good feeling, and all good fun until it started misfiring and running like crap, I'm planning on fixing that tomorrow, should fix the starting issue too. Back when it was running good in April I went to sand lake and played with a few friends, surprised them with what the turbo did to the thing , turbo whine is addicting...
the next plans are to swap in explorer axles (have them in the garage), do a couple cheap lift methods and hopefully stuff 33's under it, I have yet to order the 4.88's I have picked out... also have a manual explorer transfer case to toss in it too (my current one is shot, the front output splines are worn to heck since the slip is on the output instead of on the shaft where it belongs, plus for the axle swap I would have otherwise needed to shorten the front shaft, now I don't have to), this will give me nice dual cardian shafts on both ends of the T case. The Dana 35 axle despite popular belief is fairly stout, same joints as a D44, have been known to handle 37's, their downfall is their wheel bearings, but there are ways to swap D44 knuckles onto them...
I can rightfully say I've built up the truck I wanted, the only thing this has been into a shop for in the near 10 years I've had it is for tires and a windshield, I've done everything else, an alignment will be added after the axle swap...