CountryDriven
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- Location
- Azle, TX
- Vehicle Year
- 1993
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 3.0
- Transmission
- Automatic
Well I have decided to post up a build thread. Little background on the truck, I am the 7th owner of my ranger, the truck was most definitely a northern truck in the past and seems to have arrived in Texas just in time (good amount of surface rust but nothing substantial other than core support). With that said, the truck seems to have been well taken care of the majority of its life. It's got 232k miles on the original trans and engine as proof, although they show there age lol. I bought the truck June 6, 2013 and have enjoyed putting about 23k miles on her since then.
Bone Stock:
How it looks today:
My plan is to eventually have a trail-worthy rig while staying a reliable daily driver throughout the build. From my research on this forum, these are the specs I hope to end up with all said and done:
-open 8.8 explorer axle w/disk brakes & 3:73 gears
-lunchbox locker for rear
-diff cover for rear
-Chevy leaf springs (flex)
-4in stage 1 Skyjacker
-33s or 32s (depending on sag from 5.0)
-96-97 1/2 explorer 5.0
-4R70W trans
-bronco 1356 transfer
-Warn manual hubs
-retain air conditioning
-fleetside bed
-fender flares
-camper
Mods done:
Dana 35 swap
r134a conversion
06+ mirror swap
06+ seat swap
pioneer stereo & speakers
skyjacker leveling coils
15in pro comp 52 steel wheels
tons of maintenance
straight piped
Bone Stock:
How it looks today:
My plan is to eventually have a trail-worthy rig while staying a reliable daily driver throughout the build. From my research on this forum, these are the specs I hope to end up with all said and done:
-open 8.8 explorer axle w/disk brakes & 3:73 gears
-lunchbox locker for rear
-diff cover for rear
-Chevy leaf springs (flex)
-4in stage 1 Skyjacker
-33s or 32s (depending on sag from 5.0)
-96-97 1/2 explorer 5.0
-4R70W trans
-bronco 1356 transfer
-Warn manual hubs
-retain air conditioning
-fleetside bed
-fender flares
-camper
Mods done:
Dana 35 swap
r134a conversion
06+ mirror swap
06+ seat swap
pioneer stereo & speakers
skyjacker leveling coils
15in pro comp 52 steel wheels
tons of maintenance
straight piped
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