drummerduker
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My vehicle is a 1987 Ranger Extended Cab and I have a very interesting question about a particular swap....
I've read that the Explorer Leaf packs are very similar in the size of the mounting locations etc. and this seems not to be too hard of a swap. I've also read on the many modifications required to the 8.8" Rear from an Explorer in order to get it to fit properly in a stock Ranger fashion.
One modification to get the rear and the leaf to fit in is to flip the center bolt on the leaf pack (due to the ranger mounting location on the rear) and then to do a similar mod the the rear (flip the spring perch) so that the bolt will mount the rear in a similar stock fashion on the ranger.
However, if you had swapped the Rear and Leaf Pack from the same explorer into the ranger wouldn't you not have to worry about flipping the mounts and bolts? It would be like the DJM Rear Flip Kit yet already prepared by Ford. I realize that the shock mount location on the rear end will still need to be fixed in order to install the shocks.
This seems to me that it would work for an easier swap of the rear and to provide a better ride quality, but I figured I would try to find some veteran advice first. Any thoughts???
I've read that the Explorer Leaf packs are very similar in the size of the mounting locations etc. and this seems not to be too hard of a swap. I've also read on the many modifications required to the 8.8" Rear from an Explorer in order to get it to fit properly in a stock Ranger fashion.
One modification to get the rear and the leaf to fit in is to flip the center bolt on the leaf pack (due to the ranger mounting location on the rear) and then to do a similar mod the the rear (flip the spring perch) so that the bolt will mount the rear in a similar stock fashion on the ranger.
However, if you had swapped the Rear and Leaf Pack from the same explorer into the ranger wouldn't you not have to worry about flipping the mounts and bolts? It would be like the DJM Rear Flip Kit yet already prepared by Ford. I realize that the shock mount location on the rear end will still need to be fixed in order to install the shocks.
This seems to me that it would work for an easier swap of the rear and to provide a better ride quality, but I figured I would try to find some veteran advice first. Any thoughts???