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Kyle M. Ranger Truggy, rebuilt again - Revision 4

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#1 · (Edited)
I like to share what I am doing, like to take pictures, and I don't know about you guys, but I love lookin at em too.

SO here is my build, It is well underway, but here is the cut and pasted to date version.

So here goes, a 93 X cab, 4.0, 5 speed, Booger green as my Wife and kids call it, that is where the name comes from. A 6" suspension lift via rough country drop brackets, 6" skyjacker coils in the front and a chevy 63", 7" shackel and I replaced the factory lift block with a lift block, same height but had correction in it for pinion angle. And a 2" body lift....



At this point it was still serving DD and weekend wheeling duties, I was running 35's with 4.88 gears, trac lock rear, open front. It did pretty good, but I was ready to start making some changes....then this happend 6/18/10


So at that point it was time to come up with a new plan. I have already been wanting to do a SAS with my EB D44 so I figure there is no better time than now.

So the hunt began for a new "parts" truck that I could use the frame, front clip and a few other parts from. I decided I wanted to shorten my wheel base so I started looking for a regular cab truck. With just under a week of looking I found this beauty, a 93 4 poper flatbed




She's cute huh? Good shape in all the right spots. Runs like a top, drove it home and I only gave $450 for it....gonna part it out to get some of my money back.

So the plan is to use that frame, use my X cab and that front clip. As far as the bed goes, maybe a bob, maybe a truggy. All my motor and trans are going on the 2wd frame....should be a fun truck.

Anyways, on for the progress, got my 44 in the garage and started the tear down


Then I started to order SAS parts....got a set of Fox 16" air shocks coming, a few heims, picked up my 2" OD X.250 tube to extend the radius arms and some 1.250" OD X.250 tube from my track bar and drag link. Ordered some 4.88 gears today and some 7* radius arm bushings. I am going to go a pick up my disk brake set up for my 44 sometime soon too. I got lots of work to do!

Here are some pictures of the my smashed truck...



 
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Got it out to the Sand Lake carnival where Rocksolid Performance put on a obstacle course. Decided I would run in the buggy class, probably a bad idea but hey, it's all about having fun right?

So after waiting all day I finally got my chance to run, take off, doing good then I took a turn a little too soon caught a rut wrong and had to stop and back up to straighten out, took off from there and got to the wall where the hole in front of it was full of water, I splashed thru it and I think the truck took a big drink of water and stalled. I finally got it started and took back off with time to make up, went good on the second lap until I jumped into that same hole a little too far to the right... This time I rolled up on my passenger side and stalled it. People came and flopped me back over and iI took off again. But I was done, I couldn't steer. I ended up shearing off the sector shaft at the steering box.

All in all, I got third out of 3 but I also won the $100 wow prize lol. All is good, now I just have some stuff to fix. Here's the pics I have.
Loaded and ready



Racing



Aftermath




Not sure what's going on with my toe.... Last I checked tie rods don't grow, but somehow my toe is way out, I don't see anything wrong yet.

I also bent my leaf spring


I blame it on my new sticker

 
#2,117 ·
Gotta figure out what's going on with my front axle. Looks like the drivers side is messed up. I put a new box on and with the pitman centered the drivers is toed way out. Gonna pull it apart, but I don'tsee anything wrong with it. No play in the knuckle/king pins either.

Can a knuckle bend? Does it happen?

Passenger side square ish



Driverside



Any ideas?
 
#2,128 ·
Big quote...here we go, didn't want anyone to feel left out lol



The bump stop has been pissed for a while lol

Kyle......Ford Flareside has some stuff for you from me :naughty:
I owe you money too don't I if its what I think it is.

The knuckle almost has to be twisted/bent for it to do that proving you tie rod didn't try to pull apart and gain length
The tie rod is good

two weeks to get ready!!!!!!!
No problem!

Back seat of my diesel, stop on your way home..............or I can drop it off at your shop tomorrow morning. :thumb:
I'll stop tonight

Take some pics of the drivers and passengers knuckle. This is weird-ish.

Its almost like the spindle shaft is bent at the upright or the upright is twisted.
I'll do that

It's fine run it :)

Sent from a phone
I'm thinking this!

I vote this...
Me too

Buy some aftermarket knuckles when you do your full hydro and don't worry about it again :teehee:


That or adjust the Tie Rod..........since it's adjustable :sonicjay:
LOL, ok, gimmie your credit card number and I'll get em ordered! I am considering this for the future future.

As far as the tie rod, I tried to adjust it yesterday but my jamb nut was too tight lol, I quit on it figured I better at least try to figure out what it changed.
 
#2,130 ·
With how twisted the sector shaft was.... watch your video from unemployed. I bet you started the break and probably bent the knuckle at the second turn first lap. You can see the wheel is cut left and you get stopped dead in your tracks. Then on the second lap you did the exact same thing but this time it gave. Lucky that knuckle stayed on the axle from the video.
 
#2,136 ·
I have 78/79 knuckles, hydro arms, and brakes you could use. Only issue is that I cut the tie rod arm off so you would have to buy a passenger hi-steer are that has 2 holes to run cross over steering. The knuckles are spares now and I wont need the other parts until spring anyway.
 
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