FliesLikeABrick
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- Virginia, US
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- 1995
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- Ford Ranger
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Hi,
My neighbor has a vehicle graveyard on his property, and amongst the vehicles he's looking to have towed to the junkyard soon is a 1992 Ranger (manufactured 3/92 based on the door sticker) 4x4 that has been rotting away for a number of years. 4x4, v6, M5OD -- exactly the same description as my 1995 Ranger.
His axles are code 91 (3.27) whereas mine are 86 (3.73), so in reality I would like to keep mine for slightly better towing behavior but I imagine there are plenty of parts that would be worth having - or the whole axle in case something catastrophic happens.
I was thinking about buying it from him for $500 (what the junkyard is offering him per-vehicle that has a drivetrain). Should I expect everything from it to be viable drop-in spares for my '95's drivetrain? I put a new engine in the 95 but the transmission needs at least a 2nd gear synchro and I think my rear diff needs at least a bearing. I was wondering about inspecting/overhauling his transmision and front/rear axles to swap into mine at some point if the rabbit hole goes too deep on mine.
Any gotchas, or should these parts be more or less drop-in compatible? What would I need to do for the speedometer, a new speedometer gear that is correct for the new ratio if I swap the axles in?
If even a few major drivetrain components are as compatible as I think they should be, I imagine it is worth $500 and a bit of time to drag it over with the tractor.
edit: hmmmm. It sounds like the 92 may be a 4.0 so I'll think twice about this all. Thanks everyone for their input so far
My neighbor has a vehicle graveyard on his property, and amongst the vehicles he's looking to have towed to the junkyard soon is a 1992 Ranger (manufactured 3/92 based on the door sticker) 4x4 that has been rotting away for a number of years. 4x4, v6, M5OD -- exactly the same description as my 1995 Ranger.
His axles are code 91 (3.27) whereas mine are 86 (3.73), so in reality I would like to keep mine for slightly better towing behavior but I imagine there are plenty of parts that would be worth having - or the whole axle in case something catastrophic happens.
I was thinking about buying it from him for $500 (what the junkyard is offering him per-vehicle that has a drivetrain). Should I expect everything from it to be viable drop-in spares for my '95's drivetrain? I put a new engine in the 95 but the transmission needs at least a 2nd gear synchro and I think my rear diff needs at least a bearing. I was wondering about inspecting/overhauling his transmision and front/rear axles to swap into mine at some point if the rabbit hole goes too deep on mine.
Any gotchas, or should these parts be more or less drop-in compatible? What would I need to do for the speedometer, a new speedometer gear that is correct for the new ratio if I swap the axles in?
If even a few major drivetrain components are as compatible as I think they should be, I imagine it is worth $500 and a bit of time to drag it over with the tractor.
edit: hmmmm. It sounds like the 92 may be a 4.0 so I'll think twice about this all. Thanks everyone for their input so far
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