1990 Ford Ranger with a driveshaft problem.

[craig harris]

wanna know if anyone know what i need to do to stop my driveshaft from hitting the bottom of the truck when i got the back slammed.i have air bags.

 

[Turdle]

Can you see where it hits?

 

[craig harris]

it hits where the transmission cross member is and pushes it into the bottom of the turck

 

[Turdle]

sawzall steel and welder?

 

[craig harris]

i guess your saying its going to take some cutting so it will clear]. but what about the trans it will have to come down right

 

[craig harris]

i have a leak in one of my air line and cant find it can someone tell me something to use or check for that i may be missing

 

[BrooklynBay]

Welcome to this forum! I've renamed your thread, and moved it into the seriously lowered section. Take a picture of the issue. It will make it easier to visualize.

 

[BADB4C]

Get a squirt bottle and fill it with some soap and water. Spray down your lines and the leak will bubble. Post some pics and it may be easier to come up with a solution to your drive shaft issues.

 

[slammedxonair]

That makes absolutly no sence. There is no way your driveshaft is rubbing at the tranny crossmember because the tail of the tranny sits farther back than that. Do you mean that the driveshaft is rubbing the bottom of the cab when the trucks sittin cali (back lower than the front)? If so the back of the truck is probably not setup correctly for your wheel and tire combo. So either you bag mounts need fixed or you need to do a driveshaft tunnel. Also check out the adjustable suspension section on rangerpowersports.com you will probably be able to get alot more help on there with pictures.

 

[slmdrngr]

is it an extended cab? if so you might need lifting shackles to bring it up just a little bit, or your tires are too small possibly if its a single cab, i had the same problem the first time i dropped the back end of my truck

 

[slammedxonair]

Lift shackles? The trucks bagged, he didn't give much information, but if it's built correctly with a 4 link than there would be no shackles involved.

 

[slmdrngr]

oh, i missed that part, sorry, i have a 90 ford ranger single cab, and when i did the axle flip kit and 3 inch blocks, when i hit bumps, my i had the same problem when i hit bumps, and finally it got to where it did it all the time

 

[craig harris]

how do you get the rivots out of the center cross member