Recent content by johnny499

I forget which way to move the pinion to produce the desired change in the pattern. That pattern does look like it is driving too much to the outside and maybe not deep enough. It's a juggling act. More of a concern is the loose bearing on the carrier. the fun part will figuring out which is the...

Progress is always good.. Looking good... What ratio did you decide on?

Not sure if you drilled out the knuckles for the heim joints or if you used the tapered spacers.if you didn't drill them out then you should be able to use a tapered reamer from the top to do the 3/4 ball joint conversion. That is what i did to mine. I believe it is a seven degree taper, i was...

I really dig that!!! Great job!!! I just had mine out a few weeks ago to clean up and get rid some squeaks and rattles.

Looking great!!! Awesome find on the muffler. How loud is it? or just a mellow rumble? With the lift you have i would go 35's , I would sell the 3.73's and go with 4.88's just my two cents.:) I was originally going to do 33's until i went to buy the tires and saw the ridiculous price difference...

i know its a little late but i used a lower radiator hose from a 2000 v8. which does not have the oil cooler. looking good...

Good eye.... That's my dad's '95 Powerstroke two wheel drive. My Cummins conversion is still sitting in the garage waiting for time, money, desire and a final decision on what way i want to go with the hurt transmission.

I did build them myself, i will be getting some pictures up when i have some extra time. I will probably do a separate write up on it.

It's a nice area down there and it's out of the rust belt, kinda jealous about that. This weekend i managed to program new key's to it using the Forscan software instead of paying the dealer over $100. It only came with one key and i will eventually be putting a remote start in it. I also...

Broken rivet on seat belt track. i will bet on it i have had 1 ranger and 1 mountaineer with the same problem. The rivet keeps the belt follower from binding on the plastic coated rail as i recall.

Very nice. Looks like you thought it out and made it happen. That should hold together for years...

Thanks for the heads up. These were the first photos i have uploaded to the forum media. The pics showed in the post for me but i must have done that wrong. Can you see them now?

It's been quite a while since i have had anything to post about the Mountaineer. It has recently had the a.c. dryer rust through, the muffler has blown out on the rear and obviously it was rusty when i bought it. Recent failures have put me on the path of looking for a nicer hopefully rust free...

Very cool!! Ive been slowly working on a similar solution for mine

Wow!! That's incredible, Thank you so much for taking the time to do that.:chug: The tube bending software is Bend-Tech pro. As it turns out they are a local company. It has changed how i build things for sure.