just another static truck in the making

[07NJx355]

crazy amount of work for a bodydrop. I wouldn't even look into it unless i was building a show truck on air.

[Randomofodication]

nah, i just got done looking into body drops and my friend who does body drops said that he could do it for me $400 an inch when your average shop would charge around $1000 an inch.... sssoooo that isn't gonna happen

But essentially the truck looks an inch lower without
Losing any clearance. 400 bucks for him to do it doesn't seem to to bad providing he does quality work. Better spent on that then lowering it on springs and losing more
Clearance.

[Belvader]

Body drop body drop body drop



Should I keep chanting

Say Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

nah, i just got done looking into body drops and my friend who does body drops said that he could do it for me $400 an inch when your average shop would charge around $1000 an inch.... sssoooo that isn't gonna happen

[Belvader]

I don't know if the spacers are worth it. To me, if you're going to rock 15s on a mini truck they have to be stupid deep dish with stretched meaty tires (kinda like mine). I would just buy some jegs or summit steelies in 16x8 or 16x10 for this truck, kinda like beluga's setup. That or stay on craigslist, rednecks are always selling mud rims. As for the thread, I know what it's like being young and building a truck on a budget. The small shit you do, you tell your homies. The bigger updates are for forums. Build your truck the way you want, but remember as soon as it hits the internet you gotta accept criticism. $.02

you got a good point, because i was thinking i would run the mesh wheel in the summer but some wide ass steelies would make an awesome winter wheel. and the wheels are a lil small but they will work out once i lower it more

[Isuzupickup]

I don't know if the spacers are worth it. To me, if you're going to rock 15s on a mini truck they have to be stupid deep dish with stretched meaty tires (kinda like mine). I would just buy some jegs or summit steelies in 16x8 or 16x10 for this truck, kinda like beluga's setup. That or stay on craigslist, rednecks are always selling mud rims. As for the thread, I know what it's like being young and building a truck on a budget. The small shit you do, you tell your homies. The bigger updates are for forums. Build your truck the way you want, but remember as soon as it hits the internet you gotta accept criticism. $.02

[Belvader]

rofl actually thats a great idea! i have a friend who bags trucks and bodies them and all that shit for guys that dont know how to, so i might just get him to help me do a static body drop

[Randomofodication]

Body drop body drop body drop



Should I keep chanting

Say Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Hahaha do iiiiiiiiiiiit

[BigRuss]

Body drop body drop body drop



Should I keep chanting

Say Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[Belvader]

Nobody is complaining about this thread being low budget, or even the style of the truck. Just to many thread bumps with no progress made. If you want to show off pictures of the truck with nothing new happening to it post in the showroom. The idea of a build thread is to show progress of a build happening. Keyword being progress.

A ranger specific forum would be a great idea for a lot of the questions as they would be able to answer most of them for you, although they probably won't be that stance friendly. I myself post on stanceworks as well as a saturn specific forum. It's great for seeing what others have done to the same platform as well as troubleshooting and asking questions.

That being said I like this truck, this build is cool. I can't wait to see where this goes and what happens to it. Just trying to help.

Hope that didn't come across sounding like a dick

no it sounded, helpful not aggressive and i thank you for your input but i've tried ranger forums but most the time it's a bunch of rednecks with lifted trucks and after a while it just gets tiring of hearing the same "is it hard going over speed bump" comments so i came to stance works where for the most part i thought you guys would understand my liking because i've gawked S/W for years before i even made an account here. and thank you i hope you will like the major changes to come

[Belvader]

I''ve just read so much things that I can't remember 95% of it. Belvader, if you don't know where you going with your build I think a Ranger-based forum would be better suited for all the questions you got and small updates.. To me stance works isn't really a build-thread friendly forum for this kind of vehicule.. Especially for people with less experience.. I bet and it looks like that half of this forum's members are here just to look at stanced hondas, bmws, merc, VWs and such with tons of sticker on the back glass.. Which is getting lame at the end... Some are of interest to me, the builds that are rare and unique, and I really find pointless for example(no ******) a guy that just bought a VW, bought set of wheels, and bagged it, becuz everybody does that. The point of this is theres no need to get 4000$ wheels to stand out of a crowd. I personnaly better love builds that people do put heart into and are not only doing it for the show, even if it's on a lower budget than a lot of people.

You've got a build going thats different of what we usually see, but I gotta agree with others that theres no need to update at every question you got or at each picture you are posting saying ''sorry for all the pictures''.. To me those are useless bumps if nothing really changed on the truck..

On mine at first I didn't know at all were it was going to end up.. All I knew is I wanted to put a turbo in a ranger at first.. I've bought all the stuff for it BEFORE even buying the truck.. But I did a LOT of research before, and as I built it it leaded to where it is at right now.. Few of my friends were telling me it was crap and would never work blah blah blah. Nowadays they find my truck sick. Just get a approximate plan of what you plan and no need to ask question for every little details like painting wheel caps.. I guess those are what might annoy some people here.. Do what you gotta do and what you like. It's YOUR truck at the end.. Like the other said after doing what you did people will tell opinions by theirselfs.. If I wasn't so stubborn about my build and listened at first to what people told me it wouldn't have ever happen.

You need to ask specific and useful questions if you want good answers... Vague questions gets vague answers..
Just my 2 cents..

So... To answer about the wheel spacers question.. :
You can get 2'' spacers from ebay, this is where I had bought mine for my old wheels.. But they were pretty cheap and after 2 summers when I unbolted them some of the studs broke off.. Still have 2 spacers in good shape and 2 other with 1 or 2 broken studs.. If you're interested I would sell them really cheap, but you'd have to switch some of the studs on em..

thanks for the input man, and i have a build thread on a smaller ranger based forum but i've always loved stance works and the rides on here so i wanted to step up and put my build on here, and i'll pm you about those spacers

[Randomofodication]

Nobody is complaining about this thread being low budget, or even the style of the truck. Just to many thread bumps with no progress made. If you want to show off pictures of the truck with nothing new happening to it post in the showroom. The idea of a build thread is to show progress of a build happening. Keyword being progress.

A ranger specific forum would be a great idea for a lot of the questions as they would be able to answer most of them for you, although they probably won't be that stance friendly. I myself post on stanceworks as well as a saturn specific forum. It's great for seeing what others have done to the same platform as well as troubleshooting and asking questions.

That being said I like this truck, this build is cool. I can't wait to see where this goes and what happens to it. Just trying to help.

Hope that didn't come across sounding like a dick

[beluga420]

I''ve just read so much things that I can't remember 95% of it. Belvader, if you don't know where you going with your build I think a Ranger-based forum would be better suited for all the questions you got and small updates.. To me stance works isn't really a build-thread friendly forum for this kind of vehicule.. Especially for people with less experience.. I bet and it looks like that half of this forum's members are here just to look at stanced hondas, bmws, merc, VWs and such with tons of sticker on the back glass.. Which is getting lame at the end... Some are of interest to me, the builds that are rare and unique, and I really find pointless for example(no ******) a guy that just bought a VW, bought set of wheels, and bagged it, becuz everybody does that. The point of this is theres no need to get 4000$ wheels to stand out of a crowd. I personnaly better love builds that people do put heart into and are not only doing it for the show, even if it's on a lower budget than a lot of people.

You've got a build going thats different of what we usually see, but I gotta agree with others that theres no need to update at every question you got or at each picture you are posting saying ''sorry for all the pictures''.. To me those are useless bumps if nothing really changed on the truck..

On mine at first I didn't know at all were it was going to end up.. All I knew is I wanted to put a turbo in a ranger at first.. I've bought all the stuff for it BEFORE even buying the truck.. But I did a LOT of research before, and as I built it it leaded to where it is at right now.. Few of my friends were telling me it was crap and would never work blah blah blah. Nowadays they find my truck sick. Just get a approximate plan of what you plan and no need to ask question for every little details like painting wheel caps.. I guess those are what might annoy some people here.. Do what you gotta do and what you like. It's YOUR truck at the end.. Like the other said after doing what you did people will tell opinions by theirselfs.. If I wasn't so stubborn about my build and listened at first to what people told me it wouldn't have ever happen.

You need to ask specific and useful questions if you want good answers... Vague questions gets vague answers..
Just my 2 cents..

So... To answer about the wheel spacers question.. :
You can get 2'' spacers from ebay, this is where I had bought mine for my old wheels.. But they were pretty cheap and after 2 summers when I unbolted them some of the studs broke off.. Still have 2 spacers in good shape and 2 other with 1 or 2 broken studs.. If you're interested I would sell them really cheap, but you'd have to switch some of the studs on em..

[Belvader]

don't get me wrong man, i'm not taking this as you all getting pissed i know this is just you guys trying to help, and i'm trying as well to help improve the build. i'm just trying to save up now so i can show you guys a legit update it wont be fixing the low yet but instead everything else wrong with the exterior

[MommysLittleMonster]

Keep a stiff upper lip and work hard, just keep it relevant and make sure to save your updates to when things actually happen.

I grew up in a town where my graduating class was 120 kids, so believe me, the "small town complex" is nothing new to me. I was in your shoes once too, we've all been there- young with almost no income and big hopes & dreams. We're not here to rain on your parade or beat you down, but you should take what we have to say in consideration- if you want us to take you seriously, listen to our advice.

Save up, plan hard, and do a ton of research. Search until your eyes bleed. Look at trucks that have gotten magazine features, sponsors, and a ton of praise; take note of what they did and how they did things to get that attention. Form an idea, and execute it- don't wait for us to decide for you, just do something. If someone doesn't like it, they'll give you input and advice.

It's not about "who spent more on their wheels", it's about "who took what they had and used it to the full potential?". I find low-buck builds on here more interesting than the high-dollar builds, mostly because low-buck builds involve a level of resourcefulness and commitment to follow through.

[Belvader]

thanks man, and i understand how i was at wrong and now i know what needs to be done to make for a better build but i'm not going to say what yet but i've been saving like hell lately and soon i'm going to enough for a big ass update, you guys are really gonna like this