Recent content by JoshT

I didn't. Bought the parts. Totaled the truck. Bought another first gen to build, got my hands on the cobra brake kit, never built the truck. Bought another first gen last year, and will hopefully put one or the other to use in the next year or two. These guys are pointing you in the right...

I only did a bar twist on mine back when and it already has the big bars, so I don't know how much lift the those keys give. May not have been necessary but I use a large nut in the same location as you are talking about putting those spacers. Been like that for a long time with no problems.

I haven't see that in any of the Moog marketing materials. As I understand it the problem solver line, as it relates to ball joints for these trucks, is slightly oversized on outside diameter wher it goes into the control arm. Meant for trucks that have arms with worn out ball joint cups. They...

Maybe I'm misunderstanding something. You are saying moog control arms and joints, then saying uniball. Which do you have, they are different products? Moog's joints are simply replacement joints offering the same range of motion as a stock joint. Some aftermarket companies do offer uniball...

Thank you for coming back and posting your results. I don't have a 2.9L, but the same would likely work for the 2.8L if I ever messed with it again. Never had a problem with head bolts on my 2.8L, but "because race car..."

Like I said, I'll leave the engineering to the engineer. I was trying to think of ideas that would fit your build style, can't recall how you described it previously. In my mind, hinged at the back would work similar to the radius arm suspension on the Rangers and many old trucks & hot rods...

Not going to say it has never happened, but this is the first time I've heard of one breaking there. What were you doing to break it? I don't know that that stem is for CV clearance as much as penny pinching. As you said a "full body" shock exceeds the available travel of the stock suspension...

Oh sure, take the easy route now... :lame: :derisive:

Why did I remember that car as being black? Was there another black coffin car, or is my memory being thrown off due to black and white pictures? I don't think your idea for the radio flyer steering is too far off the path. You could build a build a frame similar to the radio flyer frame...

Sound system is more in line with what I was thinking, but they've had so many sound sytem packages over the years I can't keep them straight either. Why can't we just go back to the simple 3 trim level packages with options like it used to be. The heck with special packages to get stuff. Give...

I get it. Wasn't thinking about it that way, but I do understand. Very familiar with the concept of the ground being a natural filte. Basically surging would be backflushing the filter. Same idea as cleaning a reusable air filter. I know who drilled my well, they left an information label right...

Yes, it sounds like either you are trying to install the bearing in the wrong spot, or they gave you the wrong bearing. If it drops that far into the rotor, it sounds more like the outer bearing. Number 8 in this picture is going to be your inner bearing, it should ride on the race (shiny...

I somewhat agree. That truck selling isn't the problem though, the problem is how it afects the ones sold after. :temper: Cornpop is going to see that a 1990 Ranger just sold for almost $30k. He's going to proceed to ignore the fact that truck had all this work done to it, and is going to...

Back when I had a working 2wd, new rotors came with new races installed. That was for first gen Rangers, but essentially the same rotor was used (with addition of ABS ring) until 1997. I can't really tell from that picture, but it looks like it has a race installed to me. That would be that...

For the 2wd, but not for the 4wd. In 2001 they dropped the vacuum port needed for Pulse Vacuum Hubs. In 2004 the position of the caliper mounting bracket holes were relocated to accomidate a larger rotor. For 4wds... To keep PVH capability and stock brakes a 98-01 knuckle is required. 98-03...