034x4's D44 SAS thread...

I think this is my first post here, but i've used this board for alot of research on explorer and ranger SAS. So i finally decided i should post my project and it's progress so far.

The truck originally is a 2003 edge 4x4. 37,000 miles with 4.10's/LS.
I had 3" body lift, fiberglass front fenders and cut rear fenders to have plenty of clearance for 35x12.50 BFG mudders. Made a trip down to savannah and on the way home my passenger hub bearing pretty much exploded. Taking with it, the pass knuckle, caliper, rotor, bent inner tie-rod, ground flat outter tie-rod. I already had the D44 in preperation for the SAS but with this, i decided to go ahead and start on it.

This is the ranger, in the beginning.

After the bearing failure, at 70mph on I-75 north...

 

[supergildo]

BTW, fullwidth axles ARE made out of platinum.

ooo then im gonna make some platinum teef outta my fullwidth!!



BTW, you didnt answer my inquiry.

btw jey, i still love you and i hope this doesnt affect the trip that you make to help me when i start my sas. lol

 

[034x4]

Thats what the LOL is for. Hopefully i'll have a tow-rig and a fawkin trailer. No way in hell am I driving the rig that far!!

 

[supergildo]

have you gotten a front DS yet?!?!?!


i wanna see this thing wheel dude, hurry up...

 

[034x4]

i'll pm you my addy so you can get one shipped out to me.

 

[supergildo]

ok, thatll be 650 plus shipping.

 

[034x4]

Drove into all the pics with my 2wd lol.

I need some bumpstops...drag link hits the frame at full compression and so does the bolt on the tie-rod for the assist ram which I still need to cut above the nut and cut some excess of the inner-forward u-bolt it hits the hydro bolt too. I'll be doing all of that this weekend when I install my spacers.

 

[RockRanger]

Paint that sheet metal inside the rear fenders. Will look much nicer. It is turning out nice. Now go get a front driveshaft and do some real wheeling . Trailer hitch tubing isnt that expensive.

 

[034x4]

That what you used to extend yours?

 

[034x4]

Spacers installed and steering is now corrected I have 2.25 turns in either direction with no rubbing.

 

[nappahdog]

what gears for the 38's? 5.13?

 

[supergildo]

yeah, dude, pay attention, its been said like 50 times...

 

[034x4]

Well I had me some fun today, about half-way home from wendy's I'm getting absolutely no power-assist in my steering and I can barely turn it, then once I turn to a certain degree It works fine.

come to find out I forgot to tighten the lock-nut on the 5/8 heim of the assist ram on the tie-rod side...so as I turned the wheel the pressure would fill up the ram, it would bottom out, then I would have pressure-assist again. Whoops. It's kind of interesting to see it in action though.

 

[supergildo]

cool story...

 

[034x4]

very. If you didn't figure it out, the heim had come off of the shaft of the ram...

 

[redranger4.0]

BTW, fullwidth axles ARE made out of platinum.

tell me about it i just spent 1000 on a hp front 60

 

[Yomie]

so as I turned the wheel the pressure would fill up the ram, it would bottom out, then I would have pressure-assist again. Whoops. It's kind of interesting to see it in action though.

Just like i explained it to ya huh? . Its kinda weird once you understand how it works

 

[034x4]

Picked something up today.

Ordered my 1354cvflange-1310 adapter from tom woods. Should be here end of next week. Then I'll get it extended and modify my crossmember as needed.

My friend Jeremy's cherokee. 8 lug hp44 and d60. leafs rear and 3-link up front + trac bar. 37x12.50 MT/R's. 1 5/8 .120 wall cage with internally mounted radiator/fan/tranny cooler.

 

[Nick26]

haha, i guess he doesn't drive much at night with no headlights... how does an internally mounted radiator & fan work? Is that the radiator i see behind the front right tire?

 

[supergildo]

uh, can you say trail rig??


internally mounted means that its inside the jeep, like behind the backseat probably. its done to same room and keep it out of harms way...

 

[supergildo]

hey jey, post some pics of his 3 link would ya??



and get a real camera already, youre driving me fawkin nuts with that damn camera phone. lmao...