4x4 ?

[wildsawmill]

so i got a 88 2wd ranger super cab & want to put 89 ranger 4x4 front axle setup under it
does this just bolt in
has anyone done this before?
thanks for reading
mike

 

[baddis]

It can be done but you need to change the crossmember under the engine

 

[adsm08]

Also, if you are gonna go to all that trouble, don't mess with an 89 axle. That's a D-28. If you are gonna go to the trouble of a 4x4 swap at least get a D-35.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

If you don't want to mess with changing the engine crossmember, you have two options...

1) Buy a Ranger that is 4x4 already.

2) Roll a straight axle under it.


You'll also have to change the transmission and rear driveshaft out too when you convert to 4x4. I converted a Bronco II a number of years ago, but they're easier to change over to 4x4 than a Ranger. On the BII, all you had to change was one bracket and swap the dummy transfer case for a real one.

 

[Captain Ledd]

There's also the frame/body swap route. Any way you slice it is pretty labor intensive.