1994 ford ranger 5.3 ls twin turbo

[Shane218]

Hey guys I’m building a 1994 ford ranger street truck mainly for the drag strip, I’m installing the 5.3L and ran into an issue with the Steering gearbox and Steering shaft hitting my forward facing turbo headers, I think I’m trying to set my motor to low on the mounts @ 3” from the frame, I don’t care about cutting the truck floor up to make this work but any ideas on the maximum height I can go to make this work? Or maybe extending my gearbox out and getting a custom steering shaft made?

 

[Shane218]

Trying to upload pics but it will not let me

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Any room to shift the motor sideways?

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

May or may not help, here is a single turbo LS swap build.

Proz07's Black Pearl build

Had a danger ranger when i was in high school however it was a rusted out piece and now I have the urge for a little project. So picked up this 88 supercab for $300 off of the local craigslist not running. It is severe rust free as its a southern vehicle, just slight surface rust that can be...

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[Shane218]

yeah I can move the motor to the left more but not sure if it was going to start messing with my rear end alignment or how much it could be off without breaking my driveshaft

 

[Shane218]

Any idea how to upload pics? It says my file is too large

 

[Shane218]

Ok this is what I’m working with sorry about the picture quality

 

[Shane218]

This is the height I was going to install 3” do you guys think it’s sitting to low?

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

For '98+ solid axle swaps (trucks that have rack and pinion steering) I have heard of people using a Toyota steering box that sits outside the frame... you might check into that.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Look up @bobbywalter he has a 6.5L diesel in his truck. He has a lot of knowledge on swaps and different steering boxes and maybe the answer is in one of his threads. He's not on site much tho.

 

[Shane218]

Thanks guys I appreciate it! I will be posting pics of the ranger build