Alright so here's the deal, throughout the past few years iv gone threw multiple trucks looking for the one to build a mild trail truck with. Finally I think I found it. THE VICTIM- 2wd 96 ford ranger with the 2.3, fresh built motor I personally rebuilt. So far I'm into it for 800 bucks. THE IDEA- so I'm not looking to build a super crawler, rather a trail rig that's ok at everything but not fantastic at anything, as well as road capable. It's a goal to keep the truck as light as possible for ease of extractions and towing. THE PLAN- for the drivetrain Im starting with a manual 2wd 5 speed that came stock in the truck, to stay on the cheap side the plan is to buy a light aluminuum case divorced transfer case and go that route to make the truck 4x4. For the rear axle the plan is a full width ford 9 inch, a mini spool, 5.15 gears all hung with chevy 63" inboard leafs. For the front the plan is a 70s ford Dana 44 with 5.15 gears and extended radius arms. Then I'll run a 16 inch coil over up to shock hoops to keep the truck low. Going to be running 36inch swampers. My plan is to try and keep the caster within 1 to 5 degrees and when I'm ready to extend the radius arms I'll measure from the axle Cs to the transfer case yolk to try and keep my drive angles close. ( along with extending the radius arms I'll probably need 7degree bushings)As well as build a pan hard drop bracket. This is just to get the truck out on the trail. Later I'll do a front air locker. Is there ANY opinions out there? Any faults in my plan or things I'm missing, even a specific place I should start? Anything helps, iv posted on other sights but it seems nobody is interested in getting a fellow wheeler out on the trails. If I get enough people following I'll use this as a build feed. Thanks in advance.