00 Ranger Axle Swap

[Tomm1468]

hey all, I am currently planning out an axle swap for my ranger. It all seems pretty straight forward. I am planning on using the Dana44 and 9" coming out of a 78/79 F150. I have my eye on the James Duff long travel radius arm kit to accomplish the swap. My question comes in with the VSS on my truck. I know the VSS on my ranger is in the rear axle, from there I think its fed into my ABS module, though that hasn't had a fuse plugged into it since I bought the truck. My real question comes in the relocation of the VSS for the swap. I have a V8 with a manual shift BW4406 out of a 2000 F150 currently, and I think it might have a VSS. If so, is that something I can use?

 

[JoshT]

What is your truck? You may have the info entered in your profile, but on phone it does not show.

On my 99 VSS starts with rear axle sensor. That goes to the ABS module where some.mathnis done onit. The converted signal is sent to the PCM and dash.

The F-150 may have a VSS in the transmission, but the signal is probably going to be way off. The sensor ring in the transmission will be a different size than the one in the rear axle, so the calculations would be a lot different.

 

[Tomm1468]

I have a 2000 ranger, XLT. With the 8.8

 

[4x4junkie]

The 8.8" axle from a '87-'96 F-150 will have the same sensor on the axle as yours does, and will match the width & bolt pattern of the D44 you're using.