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Lightning front brakes on a ranger???


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I have a 2000 Ford Ranger 2wd. I was wonder what it would take to fit Lightning front brakes on my ranger. I was planning on my summer rims being Lightning wheels. Could it work?
 


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For SH1+s and giggles I took a look at this...

From what I can tell: F-150 spindle is MUCH larger than the Rangers, so without a bunch of custom machining, you can't put Lightening hubs on Ranger (didn't even look at how brakes lined up....).*

Which leaves you with spacers - Ranger pattern inner/F-150 pattern outer. Not sure if you want the wider track or not.

*Maybe someone else knows better...
 

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Front brakes? not without a TON of work, more than it would be worth.

Now, you could probably get a set of adapters made to fit the wheels.

What kind of set up are you planning on running for the winter?
 

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They're not even close. The F150 has a much larger spindle, and bolt pattern than the Ranger.

If you want bigger brakes, there are a few dozen guys, including myself, that run Mustang brakes. They still require a good bit of work, but the bolt pattern is the same, so it's not as difficult as converting to Lightning stuff.
 

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If you just want lightning wheels, run adapters. If you want bigger brakes, sport trac brakes are larger and easier to fit without a lot of custom work...

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