95 2wd xlt vs. 97 2wd xl axles

[dirt bag]

will a 97 2wd xl axle (whole assembly) fit underneath a 95 2wd xlt with any problems or is it a direct bolt in..

 

[Wicked_Sludge]

it'll bolt right up.

 

[dirt bag]

awesome i was being told that the spring perches might not match up

 

[Wicked_Sludge]

all 93+ ranger axles are the same width, so the spring perches will be in the right spot. even the 92 and down axles will bolt on, your springs will just be slightly crooked.

 

[4x4junkie]

Spring perches are the same on any Ranger axle, the width difference '92-'93 is outboard of the perches.

 

[Wicked_Sludge]

i seem to remember a post quite a while ago where someone had a pre-92 axle under his gen 3. he had a picture from the back and the springs were leaning in slightly (the difference wasnt much).

maybe there was something else going on, it was quite a bit ago...the memory gets foggy

 

[alaskan155]

b2 to ranger is the difference in spring perches, but can be forced to bold up, but gen 1 to gen 4 are the same ranger wise, as far as spring perch width goes

 

[Wicked_Sludge]

ahh, that must have been the deciding factor that slipped my mind!

thanks alaskan.

 

[dirt bag]

thanks..now only if i can get the guy that owns the salvage yard to stop dicking me around..he has the axle underneath a 97 xlt and keeps trying to sell me the whole truck(which has been totaled in the front)for 900 dollars.hes only asking 150 for the entire assembly from drum to drum.