Upgrading my 1990

[T-Doe]

I have a 1990 ford ranger extended cab and i'm wondering the best rbv axles to swap in there?

 

[Kdawg532]

4.10 8.8LS(or Locked if you wanna do that) is in my opinion the best swap you can do, but there are others who will disagree.

 

[stegomon]

well depending on what you have for a motor and if it was made early 90 or not...thre is a 90% chance you have a dana 35 in the front....dont need to swap that out unless you want a solid axil that never came stock in a RBV...and for as the back...swap in a 8.8 rear with disc from a 95+ exploder

 

[T-Doe]

I have the 4.0 the truck needs some work (bought it for $700) but anyway I'm moving up to 33's pretty soon, and I just want to keep things fairly close to stock just for yucks for now and I want to try and make my d35 stronger hopefully would it be possible for it to run 35's in the future? and keep the d35 without grenading it?

 

[rangersteve]

Someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but if you have the 4.0 then you have the best axles offered in a ranger. The d35 and a 28-spline 8.8. These should both be capable of 35's, i think? The rear could be swapped out for 31-spline 8.8, from an explorer, if you wanted a little extra insurance and the 95 and newers have discs as already said.

 

[4x4junkie]

The D35 and 28-spl 8.8" should be fine with 35s with a few small upgrades (look through the RBV axle upgrades post at the top here).

You'll want to swap to a better gear ratio though (4.56 for 33s, 4.88 for 35s).

 

[T-Doe]

Thanks for a ton of help and clearing that up for me