scooterpro187
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2/13/2008 10:10p
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so im soon going to be starting to bag my truck, i have a 94 ranger and i was just wondering if anyone had any info it would be geatly appreciated
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eautocrafterz 
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2/15/2008 4:02p
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yup, sure do........they suck to bag. Your front will need dropped I-beams, and a new tranny crossmember/radius arm relocator. And on the rear, the simplest way to do them is with a parallel 4-link and panhard bar instead of a triangulated 4-link because your rear diff housing is off-center and made of cast iron which can't be safely welded to without a serious welder setup. have fun.
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eautocrafterz
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2/16/2008 3:22a
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check out candospecialties.com I'm pretty sure they have a bolt-on/weld-on link kit for your ranger.
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scooterpro187
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2/26/2008 11:14p
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yea well see have everything i need including a weld in 4 link i was just wondering if anyone could tell me how involving of a process this really is because ive never bagged anything before
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eautocrafterz
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2/28/2008 2:23p
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lots of measuring, cussing, cutting, cussing, grinding, cussing, welding, cussing, wiring, cussing. If you've never done it before I would make sure that you have somebody there to help who has bagged a truck before as there is a lot of things that need to be done in specific order and way or else your truck may never be safely drivable again.
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scooterpro187
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3/1/2008 1:14a
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yea no doubt i know some people who have done all this before so im prett confident now all i gotta do is find somewhere to do it also wat kinda welder should i be usin to do this i have a 110V mig but im not sure if thatll do it or not, if not im sure i can find something that will...
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scooterpro187
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3/1/2008 1:19a
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d also you said that its hard to weld to the axle and all the stuff i have for the rear is all weld on i mean could i like make some brackets and mount the 4-link kinda like the axle is origionally mounted up to the leaf springs
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3/2/2008 2:37a
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For the frame and axle I would recommend a 220/230volt welder on carbon dioxide for shielding gas. But yeah even with that you can't weld to the rear end housing, only the axle tubes. Your leafsprings mount to the outside of the frame, and yes you probably could use your forward mounts. Just don't use the rear ones as they pivot back and forth.
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scooterpro187
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3/2/2008 9:07a
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aight so ur sayin the lower link bars could go pretty much where the leafs are now?
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eautocrafterz
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3/3/2008 11:19a
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Ideally, you want all bars facing forward and the same length(which almost never works out) with the angled bars and the lower bars all at the same angle(front to back)with the ride height set where you will drive it. The two angled bars should form a perfect 90 degree angle and the lower straight bars should form 45 degree angles the the angled ones. With your rear end housing being off-center and cast-iron you cannot mount your angled bars to it without building a bridge over it or you can run your angled bars out towards your wheels depending on where your bags are being mounted.
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scooterpro187
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3/3/2008 1:43p
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agh i hik i get it... to redit a couple imes but i got it, and im finally getting my bags sometime this week so hopeully ill soon be able to get crackin...
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