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Wahlstrom1 1997 Ford Ranger 4×4
5 Jan 2011

Wahlstrom1 1997 Ford Ranger 4×4

by Jim Oaks | posted in: 1993-1997 Ford Ranger 4x4, 4WD Solid Axle Swap (SAS) | 0

  2011 Off-Road Truck Of The Year: Wahlstrom1 1997 Ford Ranger Every year, The Ranger Station’s Off-Road Truck Of The Month winners compete for the title of Off-Road Truck Of The Year. After another year of impressive Rangers and tough … Continued

Gwaii 1986 Ford Ranger Beast
31 Dec 2010

Gwaii 1986 Ford Ranger Beast

by Jim Oaks | posted in: 1983-1988 Ford Ranger 4x4, 4WD Solid Axle Swap (SAS), V8 Powered Rangers | 0

2010 Off-Road Truck of the Year: Gwaii’s 1986 Ford Ranger Every once in a while, a truck comes along that makes you stop and look twice. Tom Lilley’s 1986 Ford Ranger is one of those trucks. By the time it … Continued

1987 John Deere Ranger
15 Dec 2010

1987 John Deere Ranger

by Jim Oaks | posted in: 1983-1988 Ford Ranger 4x4, 4WD Solid Axle Swap (SAS), V8 Powered Rangers | 0

2004 Off-Road Truck Of The Year: Byron Smith’s John Deere Ranger In 2003, a brightly colored 1987 Ford Ranger belonging to forum member Byron Smith, better known as Johndeereranger, caught the attention of The Ranger Station community. The truck earned … Continued

Kyle M 1993 Ford Ranger
1 Dec 2010

Kyle M 1993 Ford Ranger

by Jim Oaks | posted in: 1993-1997 Ford Ranger 4x4, 4WD Solid Axle Swap (SAS) | 0

Kyle M.’s 1993 Ford Ranger November 2010 Off-Road Truck of the Month Kyle M.’s Ranger had already seen plenty of trail use before this rebuild ever began. Then a deer ran into the road, Kyle lost control, and the Ranger … Continued

Brian Barker’s 1993 Ford Ranger
27 Nov 2010

Brian Barker’s 1993 Ford Ranger

by Jim Oaks | posted in: 1993-1997 Ford Ranger 4x4, 4WD Solid Axle Swap (SAS), Off-Road Racing, V8 Powered Rangers | 0

Brian Barker’s 1993 Ford Ranger – 2010 Top Truck Challenge   Results – Finished 7th overall after battling with transmissions problems. Finished 1st in Tow Test Finished 3rd in Mud Pit Specifications: Owner name/city: Brian Barker/Plamondon, Alberta, Canada Occupation: Auto … Continued

Brian Barker's 1993 Ford Ranger
NMB2’s 1984 Ford Bronco II
3 Aug 2010

NMB2’s 1984 Ford Bronco II

by Jim Oaks | posted in: 1984-1988 Ford Bronco II, 4WD Solid Axle Swap (SAS) | 0

NMB2’s 1984 Ford Bronco II When NMB2 started his build thread on The Ranger Station in January 2010, his 1984 Bronco II was already far from stock. It had a Dana 44 up front, a Ford 9-inch in the rear, … Continued

Redneckdanger Four-Wheel Steer Ranger
5 Jan 2009

Redneckdanger Four-Wheel Steer Ranger

by Jim Oaks | posted in: 1983-1988 Ford Ranger 4x4, 4WD Solid Axle Swap (SAS) | 0

Redneckdanger’s Four-Wheel-Steer Ranger December 2008 Off-Road Truck of the Month Every once in a while, a Ranger comes along that makes you stop and take a second look. Redneckdanger’s Ranger was one of those trucks. In December 2008, I featured … Continued

The Yellow Soft Top
3 Dec 2008

The Yellow Soft Top

by Jim Oaks | posted in: 4WD Solid Axle Swap (SAS) | 0

By Jim Oaks Just when I thought I was done with this Winter Issue, I received an email from David Anderson of Oregon. His vehicle was so unique that I had to include it in this issue. Before you go any … Continued

Shawn Heywood’s ‘B2 Krawler’
22 Dec 2006

Shawn Heywood’s ‘B2 Krawler’

by Jim Oaks | posted in: 1984-1988 Ford Bronco II, 4WD Solid Axle Swap (SAS) | 0

Introduction Shawn Heywood first built this Ford Bronco II to be a serious off-roader swapping in a Ford Explorer 4.0L V6 and Dana 35 TTB, but eventually swapped to a Dana 44 front and 9-inch rear axle with 5.13 gears, … Continued

Insanity! 1988 Ford Bronco II
24 Jun 2005

Insanity! 1988 Ford Bronco II

by Jim Oaks | posted in: 1984-1988 Ford Bronco II, 4WD Solid Axle Swap (SAS), V8 Powered Bronco II's | 0

Ted Harmon’s ‘Insanity!’ 1988 Ford Bronco II Whenever we publish an issue of our on-line magazine, we always include a feature vehicle.  Sometimes we get a story submitted.  Sometimes we see something that we keep in mind for future issues, … Continued

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