MojoWorkin
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- Location
- Campbell CA
- Vehicle Year
- 1997
- Make / Model
- Supercab 4x XLT
OK, kids - I've finally sourced a rear-end for my 97 Ranger 4x4. It's sitting in the bed of the truck, and I think I've hatched an ingenious (or delusional) plan to do the swap all by my bad-backed self.
If I leave the wheels on and support the truck by the frame with the wheels barely touching the ground, I think I can then raise the truck and roll the whole shooting match out the back. The new one goes back in similar fashion, only reverse. Once it's loosely bolted together, I can then lift the wheels clear and finess things around before tightening. (I hope) This seems safer to me than the examples I've seen of jacking the axle up or down on each side.
Maybe (probably) this is not a new approach, but it's new to me, and I couldn't figure out how to search the internet for such a thing.
Thoughts?
If I leave the wheels on and support the truck by the frame with the wheels barely touching the ground, I think I can then raise the truck and roll the whole shooting match out the back. The new one goes back in similar fashion, only reverse. Once it's loosely bolted together, I can then lift the wheels clear and finess things around before tightening. (I hope) This seems safer to me than the examples I've seen of jacking the axle up or down on each side.
Maybe (probably) this is not a new approach, but it's new to me, and I couldn't figure out how to search the internet for such a thing.
Thoughts?