I was given this truck in trade for a few summer's farm work for my grandfather. I got it with 157,000km's on it now it's pushing 250,000kms 4 and a half yrs later.
Over the last 4 years I've gone from stock-IFS lift-Solid axle. Along the line I ran 33's with a 4" BDS lift kit w/ F150 coils and spacers, but thats in the past...here's what it's got under it now!
Page one is SPECS and HISTORY
Page two is BUILD and CURRENT PICS
Page three is WHEELIN
Specs are:
1997 ranger excab shortbed
4.0L 5spd 4wd
MODS
Drivetrain:
-7" Skyjacker EB coils
-5.5" Procomp 88-98 Chevy leafs
-35x13.50R15 BFG Krawlers on 15x10 Chromie steels
-EBD44, 4.56's and detroit
-00' Explorer 8.8, 4.56's and Detroit Locker
-98+ rear one piece driveshaft to compensate for lift
-Superwinch Manual hubs
UPCOMING - So, the 4bta idea got scrapped due to weight.... but there is something else in the works!
Exterior:
-Headache rack with 4" reverse lights.
-Rear winch bumper/hitch with a Warn M8000
-Front winch bumper with another Warn M8000
-Keystone 'Cobra' hood, full fiberglass replacement version
-Clear factory style corner lights
-3/4" wooden boxliner
-Boxlinered rocker panels to cover gravel rash
UPCOMING - McNeil Offroad 5" front prerunner fenders, pulled bedsides
Interior:
-White face guages
-60/40 bucket seat conversion
-Color matched interior pieces
-Panasonic 5210 head unit
-Clarion 3 way 220w 6x9 front speakers, rear speaker delete
-Rockford 200m amp
-Alpine 12" s type subwoofer
-Custom fiberglass sub enclosure
-Sirius Starmate satellite radio
PICS:
This is the pic I have of around 2 weeks after I got it. about as stock as it gets.
My highschooled out truck, hence excessive lights and clear corners
This is the only pic I've got with the TSL's on it...
This is about how it sit's now
Pile of parts I picked up, what a way to spend half a paycheck.
How my truck sit's with nearly a ton (around 1850lbs) of diesel generator in the box, courtesy of the 2 AAL's. It rides like a brick, but I like it.
My rear winch bumper build and finish, it clears the bottom of the box by about 3 inches, and I'm using a Hawse fairlead
My only breakage so far, accomplished by losing track of how far I had the wheels turned while attempting a 35 point U turn in a rocker panel deep frozen swamp full of snow. Hit the gas a little too hard in 2nd gear low range and she went pop! Now replaced with 760X joints and full circle clips.
My only pics of the fiberglass sub box, unfinished an messy wiring.
My 86 ranger, only cost me 50$ and fuel to tow it home, another 50$ cuz I had to use a sled trailer and the wind resistance was a killer, my truck got all of 10 MPG.
