Koshunae
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- 2000
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- Ford
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So I just finished working on my 2000 Ranger, swapped my code 86 rear to an R7 out of a 2004 Fx4 Level II. The 2004 was sideswiped and the owner was parting it out. Sucks to see a nice truck go out but what can you do?
Anyways, I finished putting it in and hooking all my brake lines up and such and took it for a test drive and long story short, the driver side axle shaft is bent. It looked like my wheel was falling off and I had a horrid vibration around 60-65 mph.
Now, as far as I'm aware, the Fx4 L2's came with 31 spline axle shafts, which is great! However I'm not sure on the aspect of replacing these. Could I just find an explorer and rob a shaft out of that or do I need to somehow track down another Fx4 L2 to get the axle shaft? I've heard conflicting opinions and seen some confusing information. I just need some concrete information as this is my daily driver and I would like to get it back on the road ASAP.
Anyways, I finished putting it in and hooking all my brake lines up and such and took it for a test drive and long story short, the driver side axle shaft is bent. It looked like my wheel was falling off and I had a horrid vibration around 60-65 mph.
Now, as far as I'm aware, the Fx4 L2's came with 31 spline axle shafts, which is great! However I'm not sure on the aspect of replacing these. Could I just find an explorer and rob a shaft out of that or do I need to somehow track down another Fx4 L2 to get the axle shaft? I've heard conflicting opinions and seen some confusing information. I just need some concrete information as this is my daily driver and I would like to get it back on the road ASAP.