mild dana 44 build thread

[coolboarder1231]

finished up the coil mounts along with the shock mounts
driver side

passenger side

rad angle haha

anyone else think this is cool, check out that suspension drooop

 

[86 slo-vo]

looks pretty good, do you like the buckets? i looked at a set of them myself

 

[Doom's Day Custom]

Where did you get the front bumper at ?????

 

[rockwerks]

Most of it looks great nice fab work! the only issue I see is the steering, you will be sorry you did not do a complete crossover steering setup

this tierod end that hs the drag link connection is a very weak piece. IVe seen many fail on the trail. The quality of your work is killer though

 

[rockwerks]

The front bumper is a ProtoFab from Cortez Junction AZ. Great guys and wonderful parts!

 

[Doom's Day Custom]

but they don't make one for a ranger

 

[rockwerks]

but they don't make one for a ranger

LOL its probably for an XJ that he modded to fit, or maybe and old bronco unit. With him making his own parts Im sure it was not too hard

 

[coolboarder1231]

yeah man! yanked it offf my cherokee, couldnt deal with the heeps problems, so i sold her and kept the bumper and made brackets for it

 

[coolboarder1231]

Most of it looks great nice fab work! the only issue I see is the steering, you will be sorry you did not do a complete crossover steering setup

this tierod end that hs the drag link connection is a very weak piece. IVe seen many fail on the trail. The quality of your work is killer though

yeah? there prone to fail? well if i throw them back up over the knuckle im going to have to raise my trac bar brackets mount on the axle tube, oh well ill do it soon, that and long ass radius arm, woo

 

[coolboarder1231]

looks pretty good, do you like the buckets? i looked at a set of them myself

i love these coil bucket, if i need to adjust the height all i need to do is adjust the buckets, plus there super easy to assemble, and the they look so cool!!

 

[rockwerks]

yeah? there prone to fail? well if i throw them back up over the knuckle im going to have to raise my trac bar brackets mount on the axle tube, oh well ill do it soon, that and long ass radius arm, woo

Yeah I built my first XJ like that and after having that end fail 3 times in one year I did this

No issues anymore for me or the new owner!

My first XJ with that bumper of it, I was the first to use it without the prerunner hoop

 

[Doom's Day Custom]

Can i get pics on how you mounted the bumper onto the ranger????

 

[coolboarder1231]

bitchin cherokee, yeah that is a real good idea. and that jeep looks so nice with the bumper man

 

[rockwerks]

bitchin cherokee, yeah that is a real good idea. and that jeep looks so nice with the bumper man

Thanks I used their other bumper on my last build on the XJ.

Id like to see how you mounted that bumper also....nice job

 

[coolboarder1231]

pics of the mounts i made for the front bumper, i made them a while ago so the fab work is not so good but it works for now, i may remove the body lift and redo the mounts

she's all done until i get a front locker and install the gears, oh and the front driveshaft