just seems to me, if you were to get a roller from say a F150 or other, all the work is done driveline wise. Welding and fabbing is what I do, so body mounts no problem or if a frame stretch or shrink again, no big deal. Rather that try and cram all that in the Ranger frame.
Seems to me a body lift would help with clearance, the 150 suspension, tranny and transfer case would be heavier , especially if you used say a mid 70's F150. As far as the DMV, my Ranger is 95, already registered and we have no state inspection, only emissions, which I only have to go to one more time and then it is old enough where they won't test it anymore.
It would also give me bigger brakes, and a manual transfer case with a lever.
The question I was getting at was the width of the wheel base, would the tires be way outside the body or just a little. Not worried about all the DMV stuff, or numbers matching, wondering if anyone has done it or is driving one of these. Don't matter to me K10 K20 F150 250 Bronco, just wondering how far the tires hang out.