2005 ranger new to trs need help

[mario05ranger]

Wad up trs ...jst got my ranger...2005 ranger xlt v6 3.0 5spd....current mods are afe intake,taylor helix spacer, flowmaster 50 delta flow,asp underdrive pulley so far a solid truck....i want to do an upgrade to a limited slip diff idk were to start ...i checked the pack in the diff. And it. Says 3.73...and 7.5 ..what parts do i need and were can i get them what is a good upgrade for. It..do i need new gears like 4.10??? I do alot of. Highway driving ?? What gears and. Things do you. Pros. Suggest?? Need help

 

[adsm08]

If you just want to upgrade to limited slip you don't need to change gears or anything. Go to Jegs or Motor Sport, one of the performance parts houses and get a limited slip carrier and clutch packs for a 7.5 Mustang (it's the same axle internally but the listing is easier to find for a Mustang) and then take it to a local shop and get it installed. You will have to have the gears setup again, but you don't have to change ratios or anything like that.

 

[doorgunner]

welcome to TRS...just say NO to 4'10s if you do a lot of highway driving (hurts gas mpg's).....you can trust the guy with the bruises on his face...(ring & pinion rolled out of the housing onto his face while he was laying under his truck making the SAME mods....)

 

[mario05ranger]

Thanks for the help guys so the 3.73 gears on it are good the way they are ???......now for the limited slip how much do u guys think it will run me. Price wise.plus installation...........raced my. Buddys s10 from a dig he smoked me i kept spinning out one wheel was jst smokin.....gota beet him need help

 

[mario05ranger]

7.5 into a 8.8

hey guys so someone told me that i should just get an 8.8 rear end do those come with a limited slip differential or do they also need to have one put on?????? also how would i go about doing the conversion does an 8.8 just bolt right on without any mods?????

 

[Explorin94]

http://www.therangerstation.com/forums/search.php

 

[TheTwanksta]

If you can find a rear end from a 4x4 ranger, they come with a factory LSD and rear discs.

 

[Mac]

If you can find a rear end from a 4x4 ranger, they come with a factory LSD and rear discs.

Wrong! L/S has always just been an option, maybe 30-40% 4x4's have it. Only the '10' (?) and the '11' Rangers have the disc brakes.
Dave

 

[mario05ranger]

So do u guyys reccomend. Doing. Any mods to the. Rear. Or leaving it stock ....should i do the lms or should i jst change to 4.10 for better get up and go or should i just do both