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Project: Putting a Dana 44 TTB on a '03 Ranger XLT. -HELP


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So I got my hands on a Dana 44 TTB from an old F-150, my plan is to put it on my 03 Ranger. I know there are conversion kits to take a Dana 44 out of a Bronco/F-150 and fit them on the second generation rangers, but I have a 3rd generation ranger. What do I have to do to get it on my 03 Ranger? Is it worth it? Has anyone here done it before?
 


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You have a 4th gen Ranger. Gen 3 was 1993 to 1997.


You can probably do it, but you will at a minimum need the front third of a TTB frame.
 

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do you think I could chop one off an older ranger and weld it to my frame? that could possibly work. I wonder if I could find just that section of the frame online. Any idea where I could look?
 

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do you think I could chop one off an older ranger and weld it to my frame? that could possibly work. I wonder if I could find just that section of the frame online. Any idea where I could look?
How do I put this politely....

If you have to ask those kinds of questions doing the job correctly is outside your ability.
 

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do you think I could chop one off an older ranger and weld it to my frame? that could possibly work. I wonder if I could find just that section of the frame online. Any idea where I could look?
Just find a whole TTB frame and put your body on it and powertrain in it.

Better yet do a lot of research and reading and SAS what you have.
 

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How do I put this politely....

If you have to ask those kinds of questions doing the job correctly is outside your ability.
Just find a whole TTB frame and put your body on it and powertrain in it.

Better yet do a lot of research and reading and SAS what you have.
Yeah... What they said.
 

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