My truck is a 2001 with a 2.5 and autoshatic. Is there a radiator that will drop in place of the original? What about a Ranger 4.0 radiator or 5.0 radiator from an Exploder? What fan shroud?
You can bolt any 98-11 ranger radiator from any engine size into your truck as well as the 96-01 5.0 explorer radiator. The OEM 5.0 radiators have the AC condenser snap onto it with some plastic sliding bracketry, so you would need to use the 5.0 condenser with the radiator and unbolt the lower bracket from the rangers radiator support that holds the condenser. As the 5.0 radiator doesn't sit down into the frame properly and hits the rangers condenser support bracket.
Using the 5.0 radiator is the way to go, the fan shroud will fit fine with your 5.0 swap. Everything bolts in directly for the cooling system and AC, as long as you have all the parts from the Explorer.
I have one of the Aluminum 5.0 radiators in one of my rangers, which did clear the stock 4.0 condenser and bracket. So there is that route as well.