redneckfordf2502002
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- Location
- In the backwoods of AZ
- Vehicle Year
- 1984 1994
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 2.8L V6 4.0L V6
- Transmission
- Manual
Last night we brought home 2 trucks in hopes to make one in good shape.
The trucks are a 94 Explorer 4x4 4.0L V6 4 door XLT power everything auto trans manual hubs push button 4x4 (I will have to deal with this) great body and interior and has a tittle. Only problems with it is the wheels and tires are crown Victoria wheels that are 16s, it needs a good cleaning, and the engine is siezed OH ya and it is the best color their is White!!!
BUT.....
We also brought home a 92 Ranger 4x4 4.0L V6 extended cab XLT auto trans and push button 4x4 manual everything else minus it has totaled auto hubs with a totaled bed and cab and no tittle. The good thing about this one is it runs and drives!
Both we got for $1000
So....
We are going to obviously pull the ranger engine out and drop it in the Explorer and use the ranger for parts between our 84 Bronco II and the Explorer then get rid of what we can't use.
I probably will take the ranger stock wheels and paint them black then use the chrome wheel caps that are with the explorer and put them on then find some tires for it.
I will drive it until I can get my F150 going then decide what to do later.
So some questions:
What is the biggest size tires I can run without rubbing. I know on our 84 B2 with a sagging suspension we are running 235 75 R15s on no backspacing of wheels (they aren't stock wheels) and they rub a bit but that is because of the sagging (I am putting the coils, blocks, and leaf springs from the 92 ranger into the 84 B2)??
Is the speedometer gear or sensor driven in the explorer. When we flat towed it home the explorer speedometer didn't move but when I drove the Ranger around the ranch it worked?
Are the lug studs on the 92 Ranger longer then the 84 B2s (I need slightly longer studs to mount my other wheels on the B2)?
I think that is it for now.
When I get the chance I will post pics then when we get into putting the engine in I will put up a build thread.
Trav
The trucks are a 94 Explorer 4x4 4.0L V6 4 door XLT power everything auto trans manual hubs push button 4x4 (I will have to deal with this) great body and interior and has a tittle. Only problems with it is the wheels and tires are crown Victoria wheels that are 16s, it needs a good cleaning, and the engine is siezed OH ya and it is the best color their is White!!!
BUT.....
We also brought home a 92 Ranger 4x4 4.0L V6 extended cab XLT auto trans and push button 4x4 manual everything else minus it has totaled auto hubs with a totaled bed and cab and no tittle. The good thing about this one is it runs and drives!
Both we got for $1000
So....
We are going to obviously pull the ranger engine out and drop it in the Explorer and use the ranger for parts between our 84 Bronco II and the Explorer then get rid of what we can't use.
I probably will take the ranger stock wheels and paint them black then use the chrome wheel caps that are with the explorer and put them on then find some tires for it.
I will drive it until I can get my F150 going then decide what to do later.
So some questions:
What is the biggest size tires I can run without rubbing. I know on our 84 B2 with a sagging suspension we are running 235 75 R15s on no backspacing of wheels (they aren't stock wheels) and they rub a bit but that is because of the sagging (I am putting the coils, blocks, and leaf springs from the 92 ranger into the 84 B2)??
Is the speedometer gear or sensor driven in the explorer. When we flat towed it home the explorer speedometer didn't move but when I drove the Ranger around the ranch it worked?
Are the lug studs on the 92 Ranger longer then the 84 B2s (I need slightly longer studs to mount my other wheels on the B2)?
I think that is it for now.
When I get the chance I will post pics then when we get into putting the engine in I will put up a build thread.
Trav