What did you do to your Ranger today? (Part Deux!)

[Tbow2025]

Noob’s 88 ate up the trails today.

 

[JoshT]

96 long bed 4x4 with manual trans, transfer case, and a 2.3 that runs good.

That's an unusual combo for a 96 isn't it? I thought it was pretty difficult to get a 4 cylinder 4x4 by then.

 

[2011Supercab]

That's an unusual combo for a 96 isn't it? I thought it was pretty difficult to get a 4 cylinder 4x4 by then.

From the 96 sales brochure

Looks like the last year for that option, 97 brochure doesn't show it.

 

[scotts90ranger]

Saved one from the scrapper, it'll end up being parts, as it's too rotten for the road and doesn't have paperwork. It's a 96 long bed 4x4 with manual trans, transfer case, and a 2.3 that runs good.

It's from the middle of Vermont and lived in Stowe for part of it's life. Has a cobbled together "cold air" intake, some led lights, some aftermarket stereo stuff, and a healthy dose of spray paint on the grill.

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Sweet, the unicorn of a transmission, 4.10 D35 and 7.5 and a manual 1354...

 

[holyford86]

Sweet, the unicorn of a transmission, 4.10 D35 and 7.5 and a manual 1354...

It appears to be a hybrid, sadly.

 

[scotts90ranger]

Still has the big joints, just don't put it in front of a doubler doing rock crawling with 33's

 

[holyford86]

Fair point, I may save the diff i may not, it is low mileage with 4.10s, I'm more after the beams and brakes than anything. Doubler is in the future, most of the reason I snagged the truck was for the manual transfer case.

 

[holyford86]

That's an unusual combo for a 96 isn't it? I thought it was pretty difficult to get a 4 cylinder 4x4 by then.

It's a weird truck, it's the most base truck I've seen in a 4x4 but has 4 wheel abs, tach cluster, and factory fog lights. Vinyl bench seat, rubber floor, solid rear window though.