the_blue_phantom
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- 1998
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- Ford
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- Automatic
so im thinking about swapping out my 7.5" axle for one from an explorer so i can have disc brakes and the 8.8" axle. i know that if i do this i have to cut the spring mounts off of the explorer axle and weld them on the other side, since the springs go over the axle in the ranger. this may be a stupid question, but couldnt i get a rear axle flip kit for a ranger and put it on the explorer axle? that way i could simply just "swap out" the axles, without having to do any precision welding for the spring mounts, right? (im a pretty crappy welder, and from what i hear the welding has to be done by someone fairly competent!) i think this might work, but im not too familiar with rear axle flip kits. could this possibly work?