Can This B Done?

[Jraymer360]

cause thats cheating

i'm up for cheating as long as it saves half the work

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

i'm up for cheating as long as it saves half the work

I would rather do the engine swap than move around cab mounts and make the bed fit.

 

[shane96ranger]

Why not just put the ranger body on the explorer frame?

If I recall correctly, the Explorer frame is actually a couple inches wider and are only the same from the firewall forward. The differential mounts completely different, and I don't think it would be in the right spot anyway.

youd be better off starting with a 98 or newer ranger

And I also agree that it would work better on a 98+ Ranger. I really don't think I'd want the TTB locked in all the time. The newer set-up was designed to be AWD.

 

[Mac]

It's been done on a '94' but a 4x4. Not easy or cheap converting from a 4x2. Swapping bodys in not cheap or easy either.
Dave of the Nord
http://www.v8-ranger.com/blue/blue.php

 

[02RangerXLT]

Why not just get a 4wd ranger, and click the 4wd on when you need it?

 

[ZMan]

I've seen it done on the newer, torson bar trucks, but not on an older ttb truck.

 

[Lucifer sam]

Why not just get a 4wd ranger, and click the 4wd on when you need it?

Probably start wrecking stuff on dry pavement, the diesel guys do it at the drag strip, but that only a 1/4 mile

I just think itd be pretty slick to have an AWD 351 or 302 ranger with a turbo or supercharger, and give evos and sti's a run for their money
IN A RANGER!

 

[03ranger30]

The things I would do for a truck like that Level II

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

If I recall correctly, the Explorer frame is actually a couple inches wider and are only the same from the firewall forward. The differential mounts completely different, and I don't think it would be in the right spot anyway.

It is in the rear (and I think it swoops down lower too) The rear springs sit under the frame in an Explorer and beside the frame in a Ranger... but they both come out to the same width. Since the front suspension is the same a Ranger I don't know if it would be wider up there or not...