TSR85
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- Location
- Ventura County, CA
- Vehicle Year
- 2000
- Make / Model
- Ranger
- Transmission
- Manual
Ok, I have a donor V8 Explorer that I need the quickest cheapest way to no-weld swap the explorer axle in to my 2.5 Ranger with the 7.5.
I will ultimately be doing the V8 swap, and I need to get rid of the roller ASAP before the wife gets too mad.
I think I can use the DJM Ranger 2010-11 Flip lowering kit as that axle is 3.25 like the explorer. https://djmsuspension.com/product/fk3010-5/ Then I would just use some 2.5 Square U bolts over the leaf packs down to the stock explorer leaf plates under the axle against the existing spring perch and mount the shocks to those (i will get the additional plate to flip around for the passenger side from the junkyard).
Am I missing anything here? also it looks like the leaf pin is offset on the U bracket, is that going to be an issue? do i need to re drill to the center or flip a different direction from the install? Or are there any flip U brackets out there that anyone knows of with multiple holes.
It seems there really isn't any "explorer" flip lift kits the same way the rangers are lowered.
Ultimately I will revisit a welded fix at a later date once the V8 swap is ready to go in, I just don't want to lose this axle while I have it.
I will ultimately be doing the V8 swap, and I need to get rid of the roller ASAP before the wife gets too mad.
I think I can use the DJM Ranger 2010-11 Flip lowering kit as that axle is 3.25 like the explorer. https://djmsuspension.com/product/fk3010-5/ Then I would just use some 2.5 Square U bolts over the leaf packs down to the stock explorer leaf plates under the axle against the existing spring perch and mount the shocks to those (i will get the additional plate to flip around for the passenger side from the junkyard).
Am I missing anything here? also it looks like the leaf pin is offset on the U bracket, is that going to be an issue? do i need to re drill to the center or flip a different direction from the install? Or are there any flip U brackets out there that anyone knows of with multiple holes.
It seems there really isn't any "explorer" flip lift kits the same way the rangers are lowered.
Ultimately I will revisit a welded fix at a later date once the V8 swap is ready to go in, I just don't want to lose this axle while I have it.