Redranger4.0, solid axle swap d44/9"

[redranger4.0]

EDIT to get the huge photos off the first post... Please resize!!

EDIT: resized the large ones

 

[redranger4.0]

i appear to be missing some things

started grinding the rivets off for the chevy spring swap

 

[redranger4.0]

first things first this is what i started with in the begginning. stock 00 4x4.

next phase

and know for the newest stuff.
(non of which is installed yet. this is the gather parts section)

new 36" tsl swamper tires

Ford 9" rear axle

Front Dana 44

that is the newest update. i want to get the whole swap in here. i will get more pics as i get stuff.
im waiting on the 9" to get to my house along with a built 3rd member with 4.88's,31 spline spool

i also have the rear chevy swap springs, but no pictures of them, to go in during my spring/summer build up.

Andrew

today i didnt have ot work so i got the spring hangers off and painted most of the rear of the frame

 

[redranger4.0]

ok heres the overall plan.

Front axle:
86 Waggy dana 44, 4.89 gear, aussie locker, high steer, converted to 5x5.5 (chevy flat tops, chevy small bearing spindles, ford 1/2 ton dana 44 rotors and hubs), warn premium hubs

Rear axle:
76 Early Bronco Big bearing 9", new 3rd member, 4.86 gears, full spool, upgraded 31 spline shafts

front suspension:
Parallel 3 link with panhard. XJ 4.5" Lift coils or 6" ZJ coils. 2"x.25 wall DOM links

Rear suspension: chevy 1/2 ton 63" springs, custom modded rear hanger for shackle drop

Steering:
Chevy flat tops, dom tubing draglink and tie rod, chevy tre's, toyota IFS steering box

Tires and wheels:
36" super swamper bias ply TSL's 36x12.5x15
Black steek 15x8 rockcrawler rims
Great Lake Offroad DIY Beadlocks

anything else that someone think's i left out?

 

[james t]

Looks good.

 

[redranger4.0]

well the chevy spring swap is 75 percent done. i have one side completely done except for the bracing on my modifided rear hanger

the rear hangers are flipped

 

[BigDave!!!]

cant wait to see the finished product! havent see too many SAS rangers

 

[bmxking5]

Good luck on your swap. Can't wait to see it done.

 

[redranger4.0]

http://www.offroadrangers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19593

since i dont update the thread here. heres the link to the thread at ORR that i update more often.

 

[redranger4.0]

Wow its been a while since ive updated this thread.

Since the last time. I finished the rear suspension and the rear axle is under the truck. ive scraped the leaf front suspension to go with a 3 link with panhard.

i bought a set of camburg shackles but had to modify them since they are made for the shackle going up not down.

 

[redranger4.0]

I also gutted the interior and converted my 60/40 bench seat into twin captains chairs.

this is one of my two coil buckets that i had made. and the spring that is slightly in the picture is a Rusty's 4.5" XJ coil which is what im using for the coils on my 3 link

 

[FROADER]

Yes, it has been a while. You have a projected finish date for the front?

 

[redranger4.0]

Yes, it has been a while. You have a projected finish date for the front?

not yet. All my link tabs and stuff is in the mail. But i go back to school in 2 weeks so progress will slow when that happens. I also purchased my d44 diff cover from Ruffstuff specialties. its made out of all .375 plate.

 

[RockRanger]

who did you get the link tabs from? I am planning on getting the ruffstuff covers as well once he has the 8.8 ones ready. I also want to see your lower coil mounts as well. I might need to copy them when I three link my front

 

[redranger4.0]

I bought my lower coil buckets from Ballisticfabrication.com

My upper link mount from polyperformance.com

and then all my other brackets are from ruffstuff, along with the diff cover

 

[JoshC]

I had some XJ coils on mine when i first did the SAS and it rode pretty bad. They are extremely soft for a Ford front end, maybe you'rs won't be so bad, but i hated mine.

 

[james t]

I had some XJ coils on mine when i first did the SAS and it rode pretty bad. They are extremely soft for a Ford front end, maybe you'rs won't be so bad, but i hated mine.

A Ranger is alot lighter than a 4 door Explorer... it should be closer in weight to an XJ.

 

[redranger4.0]

Ive talked to a couple guys who run them and they do say they are on the soft side, but not to soft. im looking for a soft coil anyways so they should work. if not ill be looking into something stiffer. i got them from a friend for 100 bucks brand new, so if they dont work they dont work.

 

[FROADER]

You can control even a spring that's too soft, with the right shock.

 

[redranger4.0]

I plan on running polyperformance BBCS