89 ranger exteneded cab "blue"

[fordxranger]

this is my 89 ford ranger. I bought this from an acquaintance with money I got from my relatives when I graduated high school. paid $1200 for it without a cd player. I put my own stereo in it and I drove it like it was in the first picture for a good long while, then a year or so later I put on 2" of lift (rough country coils/4 door explorer springs). I changed up the aux lighting by getting rid of the 4 cheapy lights on the rollbar and getting 2 8" pro comps, a pair of 6" on the front bumper, and a pair of 5" sealed backup lights on the rear bumper a little bit down the road from when I put the lift on.

a year ago I bought a set of 31x10.50x15 swamper truxus mud terrain radials and 2 months ago I sold the rollbar to a guy with an 04 reg cab. I recently (last 2-3 weeks) have been rolling on the tires from my explorer i'm now parting out getting 80+ more miles to a tank . I plan on getting a explorer sport to replace the eddie and to drive around while the ranger goes under for a few upcoming axle swaps. I have a d35 i'm putting up front and a disc 8.8 in the rear. I am gathering parts for a HP D44 SAS and I will run the d35 until I get every last part I need to do the sas properly.

First week I had it:

2-3 years later (2" lift, lights and tires):

the day I sold the ol roll bar:

what it currently looks like(8" lights on bumper, 225/75r15 toyo tires from my explorer):

to do list(d35/mounty lsd 8.8):

 

[Tbars4]

...Subscribing...:biggthump

...I want that rear axle...I am so tired of dealing with the 7.5 drums in the snow..

 

[fordxranger]

...Subscribing...:biggthump

...I want that rear axle...I am so tired of dealing with the 7.5 drums in the snow..

NO WAY HAHA, I waited for a month for that axle to hit the u pull yard. I called them almost every day asking if it was processed. The day it entered the yard I raced up there and had to pull it by myself. it really sucks, anytime a 95+explorer hits the yard the first thing people hit is the rear disc setup. this was the first mounty I have seen in any of the three local u pull yards and I wasn't letting the mustang guys have this axle/brake setup. only $95 bucks too I wanna go back up there when i'm feeling better and try to find the wheels/tires from it the yard help scattered.

 

[Sams01XplrSprt]

nice ranger

 

[fordxranger]

thanks for the comments guys, it has been thought of by me and my friend that this truck will sometime in the future get a flatbed made up.
I thought about this for a while:
my current bed needs a ton body work to make as straight as id like it to be
if I replace it (easiest option) it will be more $$$ than I want to spend
ill end up dingin any new bed I get when it gets the sas and I wheel it
I still want to be able to use the bed area to haul parts
i'll gain tire clearance for when I step up in tire size
better visibility and obstacle clearance
I also want to fab up a removable bed crane and a flatbed is a better platform to start on.

so i'm planning on building something similar to this trucks:
http://www.offroadadventures.com/articles/view/id/353

 

[fordxranger]

I finally got around to cleaning up the mounty axle I picked up a while ago and got that almost ready to drop into my truck. Halfway through cleaning it I had a mishap with the grinder...........

so I finished up a week later.

How do the gears look to you guys? I think they look fine but my dad thinks they look "burnt"

I also spent the 4th lounging at home and at my local pull a part before they closed for the day, and I came home with a little surprise for "big blue"...............

I think i'm gonna try out the navajo front grille and lights for a while and see if I like it. I'm gonna sand and paint the grille blue to match the truck and scotch brite the lights and give them a shot of clear to clean them up since they're pretty cloudy. I also HAVE to ditch the mazda emblem and throw on a ford oval. sorry to TRS poster RacinNdrummin for stealing the idea from him, but I rarely ever see a navajo in a PAP so I felt compelled to get the front end off it. I might not even stick with it anyway, I gotta see how it looks and throw up a poll in the "show off" section of the forum to get other people's imput. I also picked up the navajo bumper but i'm going to throw that onto "little blue".

 

[fordxranger]

just a small update, got a new set of wheels a few months back and finally got them mounted on my swampers. I also made a few other purchases for the truck....

upcoming mods:
Diy4x 7/8" ez bricks for my 63" chevy leaves

6" skyjacker front lift

waiting on daystar poly bushings for the 63"s and shock tabs from ballistic fab. I still need to get longer rear shocks and some brake parts and everything will be ready to go in.

 

[Tbars4]

...Looking good...:biggthump

...What ever happened to the Navajo grill idea??

 

[fordxranger]

...Looking good...:biggthump

...What ever happened to the Navajo grill idea??

it didnt really fit with the rest of the truck so I took it back, I used the bumper on my sport. I'm gonna paint match an explorer grille and put it on the truck.

 

[ben2go]

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