- Joined
- Oct 27, 2007
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- Location
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Vehicle Year
- 1993, 2001
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 4.0, 5.0
- Transmission
- Manual
Well I have saved and collected stuff for a year or so and I am finally starting the swap.
The truck was originally a 2wd. My brother and I swapped a Dana 28 and 7.5 out of his Bronco2 that he totaled. It was already geared to 4.56. So I also cut out the engine crossmember and replaced the 2wd one in the ranger. That wasn't fun. More than I expected.
Well after three years after the conversion the Dana28 blew up one winter when I ran into snow filled ditch and tried to get out on my own. So trying
to find another d28 diff and 4.56 gears was not easy. So I decided to do a sas on the ranger.
I got a dana30 out of a 92 xj that I had years ago that I took the the front and rear axles out of and had them sitting in my parents shed.
This is what it looked like after sitting in the shed for years.
I cleaned it up. sandblasted it and painted it. Had to re-gear it to 4.56 as to be the same as the rear.
I will be posting pics as I go and try to keep updates.
The truck was originally a 2wd. My brother and I swapped a Dana 28 and 7.5 out of his Bronco2 that he totaled. It was already geared to 4.56. So I also cut out the engine crossmember and replaced the 2wd one in the ranger. That wasn't fun. More than I expected.
Well after three years after the conversion the Dana28 blew up one winter when I ran into snow filled ditch and tried to get out on my own. So trying
to find another d28 diff and 4.56 gears was not easy. So I decided to do a sas on the ranger.
I got a dana30 out of a 92 xj that I had years ago that I took the the front and rear axles out of and had them sitting in my parents shed.
This is what it looked like after sitting in the shed for years.
I cleaned it up. sandblasted it and painted it. Had to re-gear it to 4.56 as to be the same as the rear.
I will be posting pics as I go and try to keep updates.