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- Cedar Rapids, IA
- Vehicle Year
- 1997
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- Ford Ranger
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- Manual
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Thanks! I have some 15's on my truck now and I think the rear diff wasn't regeared. The door sticker shows the axle code as 86 which is 3.73 gear ratio and it feels pretty gutless so I'm hoping putting 14's back on will remedy some of that.The lug pattern will be the same - 5 lugs evenly spaced around a 4 1/2" diameter circle. Commonly called 5x4.5 lug pattern. As long as they are Ranger wheels from that far back, the backspacing and offset should be standard. In other words, they should fit fine. Nice looking wheels.
Good to know, The OEM's were apparently 225/70/R14's and the one's that are on it now are 235/75/R15.Wheel diameter doesn't matter for gear ratio and power. The outside diameter of the tire is what figures into that. Your OEM tires probably had a diameter near 29". As long as the diameter of your new tires are similar, you won't notice a difference. OEM tire size should be marked on the sticker on the driver side door or door jamb.
I would like to but doing a rear diff gear change seems like it is very particular about how its done that I probably don't have the skills to complete.To follow up on Eric's earlier post, 9.5% difference in tire diameter is a big deal, and if you want to keep that difference from stock you should re-gear the diff to get your performance back.