98 Mazda B4000 Project Budget build SAS

bull90 · 10-19-2009, 09:23 AM

k soo i got this truck for graduation. had to do a little bit of work. repainted it. put a 3inch body lift. the Vacuum hubs never worked.. soo i bought the Rugged Ridge Locking hubs. 4x4 works fine but my wheel bearings have been shit. replaced one side 3 times and the other 2.. but now it seems like the sway bar links and the bearings dont wanna stay in good condition soo im swapping the front IFS to a Dana44 and the rear is just a bonus but ill be upgrading it to a Ford 9"

This is my DD, but once i buy a new vehicle it will become a bush buggy. i plan on putting in a full roll cage in the cab and removing the box maybe and putting massive tires.. i was thinking EXO but thats allot of tubes to be bent.. well see

here she is when i first got her

then i striped it and primed it fixed some surface rust on the wheel wells

Not to long after i installed the Rugged Ridge Locking hubs.
they work perfectly fine but due to the reviews i read i kept them in locked position for 90% of the time. i heard they blow off or break.. bad hub design.. they need to make it flanged around the axle bolts for a locked position and stronger design.

I ordered a body lift at the same time as the locking hubs but installed the body lift about 2 weeks later. and lucky me my father in law had some old Kumho 33's and jeep rims laying around soo he gave me those free of charge!

Painted it with Marine Forest Green Paint bought for 40$ a gal. cheap tough paint.

soo that's the most recent work done to it atm. but like i said the front hubs are going out.. im just waiting them to fail 100%.

im buying this old bronco rolling chassis for my SAS. Dana 44 Drum Brakes on Coil Suspension and the Ford 9" for 400$ this is prob the best luck ive had to find this... install will be easy cut the old brackets out and weld them on my frame!

Finances are a bit tight atm. soo nothing new is gonna be happening for a few months.. once i get the axles ill be working on them but nothing big till next spring just a sandblast to clean things up and paint. im gonna convert the D44 to disks also.

my buddy is also building a tube bender so once thats done ill be building

a front baja bumper and skid plate system and rear tube bumper here's my influences for those builds

feed back is appreciated

dangerrangerstx · 10-19-2009, 11:16 AM

good job keep it up
reminds me of my build i got a great deal on my rolling 78f250 frame 250 bucks but look on craigslist were are u from

**Rangerman4158** · 10-19-2009, 11:42 AM

Def. keeps the posts up looks good with that green paint

bull90 · 10-19-2009, 05:42 PM

Ontario Canada. just got a new j ob soo that chassis might be on sooner!!

GB4000 · 10-19-2009, 07:46 PM

Awesome truck man can't wait to see it. Got any specs on that white ranger?

bull90 · 11-01-2009, 04:10 PM

the white mazda is the same as all the other pics :S or are you talking about the rear bumper ranger?? its not mine i found the pic and i wanna make my rear bumper similar?

bull90 · 11-03-2009, 07:55 AM

build dead. selling truck. 6000.00$

dangerrangerstx · 11-04-2009, 12:28 AM

why is it dead?

EPiC · 11-09-2009, 07:10 PM

Too bad. What happened?

bull90 · 11-10-2009, 09:04 PM

lost job. cant afford it atm.. might be keeping it but its gonna stay Body lift on 33's. ill do it up the most i can like front bumper, rear, rock sliders and roll cage. not gonna lift it anymore.. might buy a bronco or jeep eventualy. or do the SAS in 2 years or soo. truck is no longer priority.

Fx4wannabe01 · 11-11-2009, 02:52 AM

mkay...then lets figure out why you wanted to solid axle it in the beginning...something about wheel bearings not staying together?? Do you keep putting in used bearings or just cheap ass bearings? I've got 120k on my STOCK bearings and I've been running 35's since about 70k. I suggest going to QUALITY bearings, like Timkin brand bearings.

**rangertoy** · 11-11-2009, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fx4wannabe01

mkay...then lets figure out why you wanted to solid axle it in the beginning...something about wheel bearings not staying together?? Do you keep putting in used bearings or just cheap ass bearings? I've got 120k on my STOCK bearings and I've been running 35's since about 70k. I suggest going to QUALITY bearings, like Timkin brand bearings.

X2 if you are buying cheap bearing your throwing your money away, and if you are using quality bearings and have gone through several sets, you have already paid for the SAS, indirectly. Where did you get the pic of the front bumper?

**Chance** · 11-11-2009, 01:59 PM

Oh well I'm too late to ask what you were gonna do for steering... budget, sas, and sla never go together very well at all... well depends on what you consider a budget build i guess.

Good luck man.

bull90 · 11-15-2009, 08:33 PM

anyone know the stock measurement of a 1998 mazda B4000's rims? + offset?

10-19-2009, 09:23 AM	#1
bull90 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Year: 1998 Make: mazda Model: b4000 Posts: 31 Rep Power: 1 iTrader: (0)	98 Mazda B4000 Project Budget build SAS k soo i got this truck for graduation. had to do a little bit of work. repainted it. put a 3inch body lift. the Vacuum hubs never worked.. soo i bought the Rugged Ridge Locking hubs. 4x4 works fine but my wheel bearings have been shit. replaced one side 3 times and the other 2.. but now it seems like the sway bar links and the bearings dont wanna stay in good condition soo im swapping the front IFS to a Dana44 and the rear is just a bonus but ill be upgrading it to a Ford 9" This is my DD, but once i buy a new vehicle it will become a bush buggy. i plan on putting in a full roll cage in the cab and removing the box maybe and putting massive tires.. i was thinking EXO but thats allot of tubes to be bent.. well see here she is when i first got her then i striped it and primed it fixed some surface rust on the wheel wells Not to long after i installed the Rugged Ridge Locking hubs. they work perfectly fine but due to the reviews i read i kept them in locked position for 90% of the time. i heard they blow off or break.. bad hub design.. they need to make it flanged around the axle bolts for a locked position and stronger design. I ordered a body lift at the same time as the locking hubs but installed the body lift about 2 weeks later. and lucky me my father in law had some old Kumho 33's and jeep rims laying around soo he gave me those free of charge! Painted it with Marine Forest Green Paint bought for 40$ a gal. cheap tough paint. soo that's the most recent work done to it atm. but like i said the front hubs are going out.. im just waiting them to fail 100%. im buying this old bronco rolling chassis for my SAS. Dana 44 Drum Brakes on Coil Suspension and the Ford 9" for 400$ this is prob the best luck ive had to find this... install will be easy cut the old brackets out and weld them on my frame! Finances are a bit tight atm. soo nothing new is gonna be happening for a few months.. once i get the axles ill be working on them but nothing big till next spring just a sandblast to clean things up and paint. im gonna convert the D44 to disks also. my buddy is also building a tube bender so once thats done ill be building a front baja bumper and skid plate system and rear tube bumper here's my influences for those builds feed back is appreciated Last edited by bull90 : 10-19-2009 at 09:29 AM.

10-19-2009, 07:46 PM	#5
GB4000 Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: NJ Year: 2004 Make: Mazda Model: B4000 Engine: 4.0 Class: 4x4 Used For: the sake of not driving a mini-van Posts: 135 Rep Power: 3 iTrader: (0)	Awesome truck man can't wait to see it. Got any specs on that white ranger? __________________ 265/75/r16 Tires

11-04-2009, 12:28 AM	#8
dangerrangerstx Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Year: 1987 Make: ford Model: ranger stx Posts: 130 Rep Power: 5 iTrader: (1)	why is it dead? __________________ Ummm your post is hard to read & understand, made my brain hurt ! Would you consider editing it ? 92 ford explorer sas leaf front,d44/d60 38s tsl, drive flanges, 5 ton steering, gutted inteerior

11-11-2009, 01:59 PM	#13
Chance It's good'nuff Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Roseburg, OR Year: 1999 Model: Ranger Engine: 3.0 Class: 4x4 Posts: 1,196 Rep Power: 4 iTrader: (0)	Oh well I'm too late to ask what you were gonna do for steering... budget, sas, and sla never go together very well at all... well depends on what you consider a budget build i guess. Good luck man. __________________ It's a truck. My truck. It has no brand loyalties. It's just metal, plastic, and rubber. The name stamped on those parts means nothing. So build it the way you want it

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10-19-2009, 11:16 AM	#2
dangerrangerstx Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Year: 1987 Make: ford Model: ranger stx Posts: 130 Rep Power: 5 iTrader: (1)	good job keep it up reminds me of my build i got a great deal on my rolling 78f250 frame 250 bucks but look on craigslist were are u from

10-19-2009, 11:42 AM	#3
Rangerman4158 Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Travelers Rest SC Year: 1998 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Engine: 4.0 Class: 4x4 Used For: Whatever I take the notion to do Posts: 205 Rep Power: 3 iTrader: (1)	Def. keeps the posts up looks good with that green paint

10-19-2009, 05:42 PM	#4
bull90 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Year: 1998 Make: mazda Model: b4000 Posts: 31 Rep Power: 1 iTrader: (0)	Ontario Canada. just got a new j ob soo that chassis might be on sooner!!

11-01-2009, 04:10 PM	#6
bull90 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Year: 1998 Make: mazda Model: b4000 Posts: 31 Rep Power: 1 iTrader: (0)	the white mazda is the same as all the other pics :S or are you talking about the rear bumper ranger?? its not mine i found the pic and i wanna make my rear bumper similar?

11-03-2009, 07:55 AM	#7
bull90 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Year: 1998 Make: mazda Model: b4000 Posts: 31 Rep Power: 1 iTrader: (0)	build dead. selling truck. 6000.00$

11-09-2009, 07:10 PM	#9
EPiC New Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NorCal Year: 2005 Make: Mazda Model: B4000 Class: 4x4 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0 iTrader: (0)	Too bad. What happened?

11-10-2009, 09:04 PM	#10
bull90 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Year: 1998 Make: mazda Model: b4000 Posts: 31 Rep Power: 1 iTrader: (0)	lost job. cant afford it atm.. might be keeping it but its gonna stay Body lift on 33's. ill do it up the most i can like front bumper, rear, rock sliders and roll cage. not gonna lift it anymore.. might buy a bronco or jeep eventualy. or do the SAS in 2 years or soo. truck is no longer priority.

11-11-2009, 02:52 AM	#11
Fx4wannabe01 Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Boring, Oregon Year: 2001 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Class: Snow Wheeler/DD Used For: Pickin' up chicks. Posts: 1,396 Rep Power: 5 iTrader: (0)	mkay...then lets figure out why you wanted to solid axle it in the beginning...something about wheel bearings not staying together?? Do you keep putting in used bearings or just cheap ass bearings? I've got 120k on my STOCK bearings and I've been running 35's since about 70k. I suggest going to QUALITY bearings, like Timkin brand bearings.

11-15-2009, 08:33 PM	#14
bull90 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Year: 1998 Make: mazda Model: b4000 Posts: 31 Rep Power: 1 iTrader: (0)	anyone know the stock measurement of a 1998 mazda B4000's rims? + offset?

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