Going to build a simple leaf spring radius arm buggy with a 44 and 8.8. Copying a lot off my ranger but with a np435 205 and 5.0 with propane.
Got started tacking some pieces together.
Finally starting a build thread for my old daily driver now trailer queen.
Here are some links to threads I started for different parts of the truck.
Front dana 44 swap
http://www.therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=111464
Pics with different size tires...
Went to badlands in Attica Indiana for 2 days. Here are 4 videos and will try to get some more uploaded later.
http://youtu.be/9fZbk8M_mVE
http://youtu.be/DNuuQQ9CpM8
http://youtu.be/VZ_xHH0orp8
http://youtu.be/ZuuKcHZ8sjY
Figured I would post some pics of what I've been doing .
Traded for matching 44 and 9" . 9" will be installed down the road .
Got the front stripped down .
Had to rent a tool from Autozone to get the spindles off .
Housing clean and painted .
78/79 radius arm brackets came in the mail...
I saw them on ebay but they wanted $8 shipping . Plus I didn't want to take the chance that I wouldn't be able to wheel this coming weekend .
It is a quality looking joint compared to the rest that I have seen . I read that it was developed for the Jeep TJ Rubicon .
Found some Spicer 5-760x u-joints locally at a truck repair shop called CTC for $24.50 . Couldn't find them that cheap on the internet . The tech page said to use 1 3/16" clips but I couldn't find any , so I used 1 1/8" clips from Rural King .
Also went ahead and weld the caps , but just in one...
Thanks Dustin
I forgot about that . Yeah first time out with the 44 stuff and it looks like it lost a cap off a joint . But that is my fault . I did all that work and didn't put in new joints , I just tack welded the caps on some used joints to the shafts . New 5-760x joints and full clips will...
While making a sharp turn the brake line at the caliper hit the shock . Why don't these trucks have a split system ? I had to drive it home with no brakes not even the back .
Well I put in some 2.75 degree bushing but that leaned the tires in 3 degrees . So I put the 0's back in and Dustin and I lowered the beam pivot bolts to the lower hole . Now the left tire is in 1.5 and the right is in a little under 3 . But right side is sitting .5" lower than the left and the...
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