Project El Taco...1990 BII

[4.0B2]

i love the extra weight on the front of mine to... makes it do a little better offroad. but when i get the sas done....... !!!! yay! lol

 

[Ranger Sport Honduras]

Update...

So I needed a little more lift than what the explorer springs were giving me to be able to drive with the LTB's on. I picked up some goodies to help with that:

3.5" Duff kit from another member on here and an SJ AAL for the explorer springs. A set of homebuilt extended RA's as well as a couple of 1" coil spacers will accompany the front lift, Ill get to that in another update.

I also built some HD extended shackles, cost me a grand total of $20. Here is some pics of the construction.

Had to make some new sleeves that were 3" long instead of the jeep bushings 2-5/8" sleeves.

They are roughly 4" longer from pivot to pivot, should give me an extra 2" of lift. 3/8x1-1/2" bar stock, tig welded.

More to come very soon...

u mind if i copy your design?

 

[unoleisu]

So, RacinNdrummin, I see this thread has been dormant for awhile, now... but was wondering if you ever did a detailed write up on the SOHC 4.0 swap (with pics ? You seem to have worked out all the kinks, and I'm sure I'm not the only one who wants to see it.

I have a 97 EXP with a SOHC 4.0 in my driveway that I'm very interested in swapping into my 87 BII. I kinda need more details before I can convince my self to do it instead of the 4.0 OHV swap I was planning. (Have it in a 92 Exp in my yard)

 

[adsm08]

So I gotta ask, how is the SOHC compared to the OHV?

 

[Hahnsb2]

His B2 spanked mine on the beach, if that helps

 

[snoranger]

They feel about the same down low, but when you get into the upper RPM range the SOHC really is a noticeable difference.
If you drive normally (keep it under 4k RPM most of the time), its not really worth the extra effort and timing chain issues. I personally beat on my truck all the time so its worth it to me.

 

[twoll86]

so to revive an old thread i forgot about this till recently.
what sensors did you retain from the OHV system?
would a 3" body lift allow you to retain AC or is this a no AC swap?

 

[RacinNdrummin]

Just for kicks, because a FB thread reminded me....

The B2 Still Runs great... Ive wore out my LTB's, and its still the most reliable vehicle I own ...

I think I have about 20k or so on it since the swap.

I will have some updates here in the future...

 

[joenorthcarolina]

so to revive an old thread i forgot about this till recently.
what sensors did you retain from the OHV system?
would a 3" body lift allow you to retain AC or is this a no AC swap?

I had to bump this old thread simply because it deserves the attention.

Anyway, He said the A/C Compressor interferes with the power steering gear box. I would assume relocating the compressor would fix that problem.