Resurrecting a Beast

[Skelly94x4]

Thanks for this Community!

94 3.0L manual 4x4

145K original miles

Has a lift and Rancho Suspension but I haven't a clue about this stuff. Usually owned street cars and trucks so this is my first off road truck. Body work and paint will be done in a month so I will take photos of that soon.

Needs work but it's working.

Runs hot. Has fluid, thermostat and water pump replaced. I think it's the clutch fan.

I want to get different wheels. Any Versitile 5 lugs that look good and are inexpensive??? I will be painting them light Gold or will buy them Black.

Plenty of work needed but I think I came to the right place.

Any info on the suspension would be helpful. I went to the website and they don't have any parts for the 94. Idk?

 

[sheep herder]

Rangers don't use 6 lug wheels.

 

[Skelly94x4]

Rangers don't use 6 lug wheels.

I screwed up. 5 lug, thanks for the correction.

 

[Uncle Gump]

Measure the rear lift block... that will most likely tell you the height of the lift. The block isn't factory IMHO. I also see what appears to be an overload spring clamped to the leaf pack.

Appears the hood lights and grill have been updated to like 2003 maybe. Also has some pre runner fiberglass fenders. Probably why the front end got updated.

The Tech Library has a ton of information that will help you out and give you ideas on other modifications.

Welcome to TRS...

The wheels on it are 16 inch... again... later model stuff. Check the door tag... that truck came with 15 inch wheels

 

[pjtoledo]

those are 15" x 7" wheels


nice looking truck.

I'm in the rust belt, you have clean metal where we don't have any metal left!!

 

[MikeG]

Guessing 4"-6" lift based on the fact that the radius arms and springs have been replaced up front, and the abomination leaf spring / lift block in the rear.