StoneyTexasRanger
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- Location
- Seattle
- Vehicle Year
- 1996
- Make / Model
- Ranger XLT 4.0
- Transmission
- Manual
Hey guys, I was curious if anybody here had any insight into increasing the towing capacity on a 96 Ranger 4.0 4x4. I'd like to be able to tow 3500-4000lbs and I think it's rated at around 3k.
Ive already been planning a 5.0 swap (maybe even a hotrodded TDi or Om617 if I'm feelin spicy), if I did that, upgraded the brakes all around and put disc's in the rear, regeared the rear end and added an extra leaf to the rear pack do yall think it'd be safe towing roughly 1000lbs over stock rating or do I just need a different truck? I just don't wanna get into a situation where the tail starts wagging the dog and tosses me off the road, but the fact that modern diesels can tow like 4 times their weight makes me think it's at least physically possible to do.
I really like the size of the Ranger and would have far less use for a full size truck where I live, but I also wanna be able to yank a modern ski boat over the mountains to the hot side of my state so I'm not sure what to do, hoping you guys have some thoughts on this.
Thanks yall.
Ive already been planning a 5.0 swap (maybe even a hotrodded TDi or Om617 if I'm feelin spicy), if I did that, upgraded the brakes all around and put disc's in the rear, regeared the rear end and added an extra leaf to the rear pack do yall think it'd be safe towing roughly 1000lbs over stock rating or do I just need a different truck? I just don't wanna get into a situation where the tail starts wagging the dog and tosses me off the road, but the fact that modern diesels can tow like 4 times their weight makes me think it's at least physically possible to do.
I really like the size of the Ranger and would have far less use for a full size truck where I live, but I also wanna be able to yank a modern ski boat over the mountains to the hot side of my state so I'm not sure what to do, hoping you guys have some thoughts on this.
Thanks yall.
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