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Its not cheap, and the eaton tru trac requires resetting the backlash on the ring and pinion anyways regardless of changing gear ratios...not sure what the Rangers have for gear ratios now but I'd think in stock form it would be fine keeping them stock, yeah maybe if you are doing a huge lift with huge tires regearing would be necessary but right now it seems there's nothing out there for aftermarket support for gearing and locker & limited slip options. Maybe in a few more years but then again the Ranger has been back since 2019, so going on 3 years....maybe I guess it'll be like the Rangers and Bronco 2's were in the 80's and up where the aftermarket didn't really seems to care about supporting them.If you are going to swap the carrier, you are going to have to reset the lash and maybe even the pinion depth anyway.
Wouldn't be a bad time to swap in shorter gears, just do the whole thing at once. Probably not cheap though
So there IS a work-around. That's good news.Looks like ARB has a rear locker option for the current Rangers. Part #: RD245 with note #11: "When installing RD245 an aftermarket ring and pinion set to suit JL Jeep Wrangler Rubicon version M220 differential is required due to Ford welding ring gear". So with that, I guess its true that Ford welded the ring gear on the carrier in the current Rangers.
With how the truck drives with 3.73s, I think 4.10 of 4.56 would be a good match for 33"-35" tires. They come from the factory with 30"-31", so not a huge step like it is with the original Rangers. 4.88 might be too much.I’m just figuring if someone is going to go through the effort of putting lockers in, they either already have bigger tires or are going to put bigger tires in before long.
So if you are going from 29”s to 33”-35”s, 4.10s, 4.55s, 4.88s would be the best bet anyway.
Sounds like it, just a lot of extra $$$ on top of the locker LOL. Cheaper to just order the truck new with the factory locker LOL. ARB Front Locker Part #: RD219, no notes on it so looks like the front would be a drop in...pretty stupid Ford had to go and weld the rear ring gear and carrier assembly. At least I guess there's an option, and probably more if you could source an aftermarket non-welded ring gear and carrier.So there IS a work-around. That's good news.