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Old 12-20-2015, 10:53 AM
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Member 'MdubG' has a 2WD setup according to his signature.
That went way over my head.

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Old 12-20-2015, 12:24 PM
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Fabtech is highly overpriced for the "junk" they give you.

Maxtrac or WNP spindles are the best "bang for the buck"
Let me guess you had fabtech and that was the one that bent?
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Old 12-20-2015, 12:30 PM
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Let me guess you had fabtech and that was the one that bent?
Nope, the one I broke was a WNP.

The new ones I have now are Maxtrac, exact same spindles.



I've heard many horror stories about the Fabtech spindles. This is a buddy of mine. His literally just broke as he turned a corner on a city street.



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Old 12-20-2015, 02:19 PM
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Fabtech is highly overpriced for the "junk" they give you.

Maxtrac or WNP spindles are the best "bang for the buck"
Ah ok i was just wondering cus i was going to do the crank and and 31s then down the road do the body lift but thought the spindles might be a better option though probably more expensive
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Old 12-20-2015, 02:22 PM
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Spindles are a little more pricey but it gives you an opportunity to replace bearings, rotors, pads, and ball joints. And pack your bearings. So you can do maintenance while you install the lift.

Body lift is cheaper of course, but it will take you 4x the time to install over a spindle.
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Old 12-20-2015, 05:22 PM
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Nope, the one I broke was a WNP. The new ones I have now are Maxtrac, exact same spindles. I've heard many horror stories about the Fabtech spindles. This is a buddy of mine. His literally just broke as he turned a corner on a city street.
damn that ranger is mean asfuk
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Old 12-20-2015, 05:26 PM
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damn that ranger is mean asfuk
Well, it's not all that "impressive" over a lot of the prerunners I've seen in person (and some of the builds on this site) It has a spindle and a body lift with fiberglass fenders.

You wanna see badass 4x4 Rangers here on FRF?

Project Search and Rescue Truck

Soles SAS'd 4x4 sport

Camodown's Build
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Old 12-21-2015, 04:11 AM
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Well, it's not all that "impressive" over a lot of the prerunners I've seen in person (and some of the builds on this site) It has a spindle and a body lift with fiberglass fenders. You wanna see badass 4x4 Rangers here on FRF? Project Search and Rescue Truck Soles SAS'd 4x4 sport Camodown's Build
Wow thanks I just think ranger prerunner a are badass looking, wouldn't mind bluilding my self one one day
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Old 12-21-2015, 08:16 AM
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I spent the weekend replacing my clutch. The Ranger is back on the road today!
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Old 12-21-2015, 11:09 AM
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I spent the weekend replacing my clutch. The Ranger is back on the road today!
Must be a good feeling! Ive been putting off changing my clutch slave because removing the transmission sucks, and bleeding the damn clutch afterwards is even worse. It works perfect now but I know its coming...
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Old 12-21-2015, 11:22 AM
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Must be a good feeling! Ive been putting off changing my clutch slave because removing the transmission sucks, and bleeding the damn clutch afterwards is even worse. It works perfect now but I know its coming...
Removing the transmission is definitely a pain in the ass.

Bleeding the system is easy enough, though. Just take the reservoir, master cylinder, and hydraulic line out as one unit, hang it on a wall by the reservoir about 5 feet off the ground. Hook the slave up, and crack the bleeder valve. Then dump the fluid into the reservoir and let gravity do the work. Move the master cylinder around, and pull on the metal hydraulic line to change the angle of the kinks where air bubbles can get trapped. Let it gravity bleed for a minute or so, then tighten the bleeder valve, top off and cap the reservoir.

Then disconnect the slave. Install everything, reconnect the hydraulic hose to the slave, and you should be good.

I didn't have to bleed my system at all after it was installed.
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Old 12-21-2015, 11:26 AM
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Removing the transmission is definitely a pain in the ass.

Bleeding the system is easy enough, though. Just take the reservoir, master cylinder, and hydraulic line out as one unit, hang it on a wall by the reservoir about 5 feet off the ground. Hook the slave up, and crack the bleeder valve. Then dump the fluid into the reservoir and let gravity do the work. Move the master cylinder around, and pull on the metal hydraulic line to change the angle of the kinks where air bubbles can get trapped. Let it gravity bleed for a minute or so, then tighten the bleeder valve, top off and cap the reservoir.

Then disconnect the slave. Install everything, reconnect the hydraulic hose to the slave, and you should be good.

I didn't have to bleed my system at all after it was installed.
Thats a good idea. Ill give that a shot when I do mine. Ive heard many a horror story about bleeding the system and figured I was in for the same nightmare.

Your trans is prolly more of a pain than mine since you have 4wd. Still not looking forward to mine though
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Old 12-21-2015, 11:30 AM
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Thats a good idea. Ill give that a shot when I do mine. Ive heard many a horror story about bleeding the system and figured I was in for the same nightmare.

Your trans is prolly more of a pain than mine since you have 4wd. Still not looking forward to mine though
This is the third time I've done this job (once on a '93 Explorer and twice on this Ranger).

This Forum taught me after the second time how to bleed it without wasting a gallon of brake fluid and still having air trapped somewhere.

It's pretty simple to take the master assembly out, and bench bleeding the whole system before installing it definitely makes it a TON easier.
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Old 12-21-2015, 11:58 AM
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Got my front end brake job done. Stopping for lunch then ill get the rear

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This was the front driver side back pad and back of rotor. I knew i heard grinding but i didnt think it was this bad.

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I had already planned on replacing everything anyway and this just made it concrete.
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Old 12-21-2015, 02:27 PM
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Got my front end brake job done. Stopping for lunch then ill get the rear

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This was the front driver side back pad and back of rotor. I knew i heard grinding but i didnt think it was this bad.

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I had already planned on replacing everything anyway and this just made it concrete.
Wow.

Those things were completely shot.
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