What did you do to your Ranger today? (Part Deux!)

[lil_Blue_Ford]

I am waiting to hear back from the junkyard on the fx4 shifter and i ordered this, to look cool from behind. Its cheaper then the motorsport one but still looks cool

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Yeah… buuttt…

I went to that… brace for the main caps…

Looking at that pic again, I should note the rear leaf springs were changed and the rear sway bar and shocks in place after that pic and before driving.

 

[Rick W]

I’ll just throw this out there as an alternative……

 

[superj]

Yeah… buuttt…

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I went to that… brace for the main caps…

Looking at that pic again, I should note the rear leaf springs were changed and the rear sway bar and shocks in place after that pic and before driving.

i looked at some that have those girdles but i didn't think i needed it with my 3.0 ho

 

[sgtsandman]

I went this direction instead. It provided a drain plug, reenforces the differential housing, and minimizes the chances of a rock ripping it off.

 

[Rick W]

i looked at some that have those girdles but i didn't think i needed it with my 3.0 ho

it might just be me, but this seems like a pretty manly crowd, proud of their macho stuff. I’m not sure the use of girdles is appropriate, but of course I accept everybody for who they want to be as long as they don’t shove it in my face. Reminds me, I need to lose a little weight myself…

 

[pjtoledo]

I am waiting to hear back from the junkyard on the fx4 shifter and i ordered this, to look cool from behind. Its cheaper then the motorsport one but still looks cool

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probably intended fort the English market, the ring gear is on the wrong side.
and the gasket is up-side-down

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

i looked at some that have those girdles but i didn't think i needed it with my 3.0 ho

Probably true. That is on my 5.0 powered Ranger that someday may be a boosted 331 stroker so I was kinda just covering my bases.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

I went this direction instead. It provided a drain plug, reenforces the differential housing, and minimizes the chances of a rock ripping it off.

Yeah, I went with a Solid cover on my F-150, not that I really use it for off-roading, but I wanted something that could take a hit on that truck. My Choptop will probably get something like that before long too.

 

[superj]

that is another reason i didn't get an arb. i saw them, even used, and they weren't terribly expensive but i just wanted the drain and fill plugs and the fins

 

[CamTheHedgehog]

I am waiting to hear back from the junkyard on the fx4 shifter and i ordered this, to look cool from behind. Its cheaper then the motorsport one but still looks cool

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Just be warned- I bought one of those for my ranger about a year ago, and it doesn’t fit. At least not if you have ABS. It doesn’t clear the tone ring.

 

[CamTheHedgehog]

Yeah… buuttt…

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I went to that… brace for the main caps…

Looking at that pic again, I should note the rear leaf springs were changed and the rear sway bar and shocks in place after that pic and before driving.

I assume this one did clear the tone ring?
Also, does it have a drain plug? That’s the main reason I wanted the finned one to begin with but again, didn’t clear.

 

[Uncle Gump]

Just because everyone else is doing it.

 

[superj]

Just be warned- I bought one of those for my ranger about a year ago, and it doesn’t fit. At least not if you have ABS. It doesn’t clear the tone ring.

what? i have abs.

god dang, that sucks.

 

[CamTheHedgehog]

what? i have abs.

god dang, that sucks.

Yea…. It’s stinky. I think they are more intended for the older mustangs that don’t use a tone ring in the diff

 

[CamTheHedgehog]

If it helps, this is the exact one I bought that didn’t fit. I’d just check to make sure they are the same, it’s possible that one is clearanced more.

I’m just annoyed because the eBay listing said it fit my exact truck.

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