My 96 Dodge 4x4, the New Bad Monkey


During the year of 2001 I redesigned and built new suspension for my 1996 Dodge Ram 4X4 Truck including new heavier axles. There are a few pictures at the bottom of the page of the finished project. Check out Marks Junkyard for slightly used but very functional Dodge parts from my previous build including rims and tires and axle and suspension parts... Here is the new Equipment list:
Engine / Tranny Dodge Ram 1500 4X4 regular cab long bed 5.9L DODGE Magnum Motor 46RE Auto Transmission NP231D Transfer Case (2.72:1) Fixed Yoke Transfer Case upgrade 6 Pinion Transfer Case planetary gear upgrade JBA Shorty Headers Free flowing Cat Flowmaster Muffler 3" single exhaust tucked up tight! K&N Air Filter Custom 6" Lift (front) National Springs 6" custom front coils Custom extended lower control arms Custom lower control arm mounts Custom telescoping upper control arms Custom greaseable polyurethane bushings Custom front suspension limiting bumpers Custom sway bar relocation brackets Custom Track-Bar with aircraft rod ends DT track bar relocation bracket Skyjacker Drop pitman arm Skyjacker dual steering stabilizers Dual Rancho RS9000 shocks at each coil Custom 6" Lift (rear) National Springs 8.81" custom rear leafs National Springs custom U-bolts Custom Leaf Spring Saddles with bump stops Custom angled low profile Spring Pads with intergral Riser (weld on) Skjacker DOT Steel braided brake hose Dual Rancho RS9000 shocks Custom Weld-in shock mounts Custom Super Beefy greasable Shackles Axles New DANA-60 Front Axle (96' 3500 diesel) New DANA-80 Rear Axle (98' 2500HD) Custom DANA-60 C.A.D. bypass Custom DANA-60 35 spline axle shafts Custom DANA-80 relocated shock mounts Custom DANA-80 spring pad risers ARB Air Lockers in both 5.13:1 gears in both Polished Aluminum Diff Covers on both	Accessories Reunel Bumpers front and rear Warn M12000 winch 4X 250 Watt lights (1000Watts!) Custom Light Bar Custom 2 Guage Power Disconnect with Jumper Cables Dual 875CCA AC Delco Batteries Factory Second Battery Mount 200Amp Isolator Custom 11 Disc Stereo System with full DIN EQ Custom mounted K40 C.B. Radio in overhead console Alarm System Diamond Plate Rocker Panels 100W Horn From Hell Custom On Board Air System 3/4HP Thomas Continuous Duty Compressor Custom Compressor Mount 4.5 Gallon Air Tank Custom Air Tank Mount Custom sealed pneumatic control box Digital Compressor Controller with LED readout in cab Custom Control panel with indicator lights in cab External air quick disconnect on front bumper 25 foot coil hose with tire filling connector Rancho RS9000 control via an electropneumatic regulator and in cab control with a knob. Tires and Rims 37x13xR16.5" Super Swamper Bogger Tires 16.5x9.75" American Racing Type 62 Rims Full Size Spare Drivelines Front 3500 deisel drive line (extended) Custom rear two piece drive line with CV joint Custom Center Bearing Mount Skid Plates Custom Laser-Cut stainless steel Transfer Case Skid Plate with galvanized steel Support Tube
I got the trackbar installed on Monday the last day of 2001 resurecting Bad Monkey from its 3 month sleep. The first official 4 wheeling test just happened on 1/19/02 at hollister hills. To learn more about Project Bad Monkey 2001 check out the 2001 Intro
The locations my site features
California offers lots of very diverse 4-wheelin terrain. My site offers you a look at a few of them. The pictures up until now (2002) are of my truck before the modifications I did in 2001. Across the creek from my house in the Santa Cruz mountains. I 4-wheel here all the time. Bear Valley is on Hwy 4 near Angels Camp California. You can 4-wheel the plentiful forest roads there and snowboard Mt Reba during the winter! Hollister Hills SRVA is a state off road vehicle park off Hwy 156 near Gilroy California. Hollister has a 4-wheelin side and a motorcycle / ATC side that the public can access for $4.00 a day. Pismo Beach SRVA is off Hwy 1 on the California coast near San Luis Obispo. This state off road vehicle park offers camping and miles of open sand dunes for only $4.00 a day. 4-wheeler's and ATC's share the dunes at Pismo. To see more pictures of these locations check out the scroll list on the bottom left, just select a topic and click "Get it"