2 ranger owner

[Jay W]

New to the Ranger thing, my trail vehicle is a 1946 Jeep. My son and I bought an '89 ex-cab STX to build into a trail vehicle for him. Current plans are 44 front, 9 inch rear, doubler, leaf spring front, shorten wheelbase by about 15". Looking to tap into the Ford knowledge here and eventually start a build thread.
I also have a 1990 ex-cab 4wd XLT that is a daily driver/back-up vehicle.

 

[Musick17]

Welcome to TRS, there is plenty of info and knowledge to tap into here!

dont forget the pictures when you start building!

 

[Jay W]

Current status.

Planning.

 

[Musick17]

Thats a clean ranger! And a significant change in tire size! What size are those things?

 

[Mac]

Welcome Jay! Like said, lots of good people with off-road knowledge. Quite a few up in your area also. Not into the rugged off roading, love the way that STX sits now, clean truck. My 4x4's are just for a Winter DD
Dave of the Nord

 

[Jay W]

Thats a clean ranger! And a significant change in tire size! What size are those things?

It is fairly straight for having 200K+ miles, however the suspension and front end have been neglected for a long time and would need lots of money to rehab. The engine has a good knock/tick so I have been researching the 2.9 to 4.0 swap.
That's actually a 39.5 from the Jeep. The Ranger will have 37" IROKs.

 

[Jay W]

Here's the daily driver. 1990, 2.9, 5-speed, Rancho lift, 31s.