Ford Ranger Solid Axle Swap Leaf Spring

And even with a direct swap kit welding will be necessary for mounting the springs and suspension system.

Ford ranger solid axle swap leaf spring.

The 2003 2006 ford explorer sport trac uses 9 16 x 4 1 2 grade 8 bolts in the rear hanger. The ford dana 44. This 1993 ford ranger belongs to forum member brendank69. This 1997 ford ranger belongs to forum member wahlstrom1.

The most common axle swapped in the the ranger though has been the full width dana 44. The chart below lists the leaf spring specs for the ford explorer ranger bronco and bronco ii. Swapping to a solid axle suspension that uses leaf springs will be easiest. Leaf spring eye bolts.

This 1993 ford ranger belongs to forum member brendank69. It uses a cage off road solid axle swap radius arm kit ballistic fabrication coil mounts bc bronco 5 5 inch early bronco coil springs skyjacker 6 inch ranger rear springs belltech extended shackles 3 inch body lift and 38 5 tires. The rear axle install is. The 1991 2002 ford explorer and explorer sport uses 9 16 x 4 1 2 grade 8 bolts in the front and rear hanger.

With a solid axle swap prepare to rip everything out of the truck pertaining to steering suspension and the axle. Depending on the application cutting off mounting points on the frame may be required as well. One of the most common dana 44 s swapped in to a ranger is the early bronco eb dana 44. It uses 7 inch skyjacker early bronco.

This is my 1983 ford ranger 4wd. The dana 44 became available in the early ford bronco s from 1971 1977. Gift from my dad and couldnt leave it as it was. Took out the old 2 3 and replaced it with a 2.

It uses a cage off road solid axle swap radius arm kit ballistic fabrication coil mounts bc bronco 5 5 inch early bronco coil springs skyjacker 6 inch ranger rear springs belltech extended shackles 3 inch body lift and 38 5 tires. The ford dana 44 is probably the easiest to swap using coil springs and radius arms. Second would go to the early ford bronco dana 44 followed by the jeep dana 30. With our early bronco dana 44 ford 9 inch axle builds ready to be slung under our 1995 ranger we could now marry our new solid axles to our factory ifs equipped ranger.