'90 W250--'89/91/92 Ramcharger

[Tacoclaw]

Too late now, we own no such thing and it's all back together.


I had to get it out of the shop before people started hassling me about what a wreck it is.

[Tacoclaw]

Bah, it was all working good until I went for a trip around the pit. Hit the right turn signal and popped the fuse.

At least I know where to look for it now.

[Tacoclaw]

Downpour after work today.

I moved my self-resetting breaker from the wipers to the brake lights and went for it, didn't get in a wreck so all is well. I even threw out an old-school turn signal to stop for some beer on the way home.

Here's a comparison shot of the old height and the new:





Not the best due to the shadows in the top pic, but it's all I've uploaded so far. 3.5" lift in the front, 3" in the rear. A bit high for my taste but it ain's coming back down.

Frankenpack is doing well, I pulled out the other Dodge leaf I had in it and it's sitting/riding nice. It consists of the 3/4ton main leaf, the three longest RC leaves, and the Dodge overload leaf with the 3" block and shackle flip to match the front lift. I'm able to move the rear of the truck by just putting weight on it so that's an improvement, but it's not so soft that I couldn't drive it home with no shocks tonight either.

[RumbleFish]

The height looks good. Maybe a lil more in the rear to level it?

[Tacoclaw]

It sits pretty level I think, that driveway slopes downhill some. I also refuse to stiffen it up any more, it's a total reversal from what it was before. Dunno if it's the front shocks or what but now the rear of the truck much better-riding than the front. I'm gonna be pretty sorry when I go to throw a load of gravel or whatever in there though.

[dazedandconfused]

Looks good.

[Tacoclaw]

Only other two pics I took, I started getting a little aggravated with it at this point and didn't bother touching the camera for along while. lol:





I kinda like it, but I wish I could have fit the tires with the stock height. I've never been much for lifting trucks, the hood is almost shoulder-height to me now. Gonna totally suck to work on.

[dazedandconfused]

Lol the top of my cab is about shoulder height with me on mine.

[Tacoclaw]

Mine was about perfect before, just enough room to maneuver under it to but not too tall for hood access. I'd hate to do a starter or plumb new fuel lines on yours.

[dazedandconfused]

It goes on the ramps for any work under it. Its a pain on my big ass. Its alright cruising around on the street but I've been stuck in two drive ways over the weekend.

[RCCUMMINS89]

I WON'T work on anything unless it has at least a 4" lift on 35s.........otherwise I can't get under it and move my arms.

As far as anything on the motor, I have a step that works just as good as the ground.

I also put a body lift on anything I personally own (some people don't like the looks, which I can understand), but I can change the starter right through the wheel well, same goes for oil filter, vacuum pump, etc......Oh, and I can fit 9" exhaust through the case if I ever felt the need to.

[PToombs]

Levi, I see the rear tire is forward in the wheel well. If you didn't put the spring pack in backwards it would be centered. Just letting ya know.

[Tacoclaw]

they've been like that ever since I flipped the shackles, I never undid the front of either spring so they're still in there the right way.

[RumbleFish]

sounds about right. shackle flip will do that. looks better on level ground. that's about the perfect amount of lift imo. not too tall that you cant use it, but tall enough to have some 4wd fun. I put 4" gasser springs in the front of my 93, it gave me 2.5" of lift. Its just shy of level thanks to the factory 6" blocks.

[Tacoclaw]

Heh, my bedside still hasn't forgiven me for the last bit of 4wd fun I had.