Just thought I would get the ball rolling in this section.

Here are a couple pics of my ext. rad are setup

This is my first design for the RA mounts/ trans cross member




You can see that the bushings are almost maxed out with less the 6 inches of droop (thats why I redsigned them)


When I remade the brackets, I gusseted the plate that the bushing goes through, and dropped the mounting point down a little to get a better caster angle and to allow for more articulation of the arm



I had to trim the RA bushing a little to tighten up in the new bracket



I extend the arms 13.5 inches with 2x2 1/4" wall tubing










and beefed up TTB drop bracket

You make all of this look easy. Which axles are on that?

A true D35 up font and a 31 spline 8.8 Exploder rear w/ disc brakes and L/s

All Gen III 4x4 Rangers came with a D35 or atleast a D35/D28 Hybrid.

Did you weld all of it yourself? Is it still smooth?

Yup I sure did. Not to shabby for a 18 yr old who taught himself how to weld a couple years back.lol  What do you mean by "smooth"

I bought a set of Skyjacker 4/6" TTB brackets for D28(they have two holes for 4 or 6 inch lift), the guy threw in set of stock d28 rad arms as well. I had to trim the Pass side drop bracket to clear the d35 housing, but other than that they are a direct bolt on.  I bought a set of 4" coils and shocks from a guy on TRS and used them with some homemade 2" spacers.  I extended the d28 rad arms 13.5 inches.(the only difference between the d35 and d28 arms id that the d28 arms have an extra bracket to support the shock bolt).  I also gusseted the crap out of the driver side drop bracket as well.  I made the RA mount/trans cross member.  I lifted the rear with Chevy 64" springs and ext shackles.  Everything I made uses 2x2 1/4" wall box and 1/4" plate.  I have been using a 220v Lincoln MIG w/.035 wire and Argon/co2 mix.

I have made a few sets of ext arms for poeple on TRS.

-plumcrazy

LOL that's why we're here!

ya i love the arms you built im going to be makin some my self when i re re re due my front end but im not going to use the bushing and stud anymore im going  to heims.

I almost went with heims, but they dont hold up to well to road salt and dirt.  They wear to fast for a DD.

so how many mile have you  put on your ranger after doing this liftkit how is it riding