Proud new owner of a bucket of missing parts.

[ESPDP]

Hello everyone. I just bought a 1996 Ranger XLT Supercab two weeks ago. It has a 4.0L engine, a busted 5 speed 2WD manual trans is sitting in the bed. I have just today(!) sourced the correct transmission and transfer case from a gent in Tennessee who is swapping to a V8 (I wonder if he's a member here...) I am missing the front driveshaft still; otherwise I think I have all the *major* parts on hand now to put it back together, not counting the bald and flat tires that I would upgrade regardless.

My wife got it for me to be a work truck in my new trade as an electrician. Much more manly than our family minivan. ;-) I'm going to get it running, and then set it up to be a DD work truck that can also do the Trans-America Trail type stuff. Overlanding (fancy car camping) might be overselling it.

I've looked around here, but I can't find the stock specs for a front driveshaft. Can anyone send me a link to the length, U-joints, yokes or flanges, etc.? Thanks in advance!

Patrick

 

[adsm08]

Is the truck itself 4x4?

You should be able to rob the front drive shaft from any Ranger 90-97, or any Explorer 91-94.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Welcome to the addiction, err, I mean TRS!

Front shafts are pretty much the same length in these, adsm08 has that right, should be easy to source from a local junkyard. It’s when you get to lifting or custom swaps that it becomes more of an issue.

 

[dvdswan]

Welcome to the site.

 

[ESPDP]

Is the truck itself 4x4?

You should be able to rob the front drive shaft from any Ranger 90-97, or any Explorer 91-94.

Yes, at least it was originally.

 

[ESPDP]

Welcome to the addiction, err, I mean TRS!

Front shafts are pretty much the same length in these, adsm08 has that right, should be easy to source from a local junkyard. It’s when you get to lifting or custom swaps that it becomes more of an issue.

You'd think so, but apparently everyone in this neck of the woods has busted the same parts. They're a little hard to find, but I'm just getting started, so I'm sure patience will pay off.