How to - Solid Axle Swap Your Truck? Part 1/2 (2002 Ford Ranger)

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6 ай бұрын

Hi Everyone, welcome to the Ranger Shop! Where we talk about everything Ford Ranger!
I love these little trucks, they are cheap easy to modify and great off road.
Please follow along if you have a Ranger and want to learn about modifying and repairing it.
This is Part 1 of my solid axle swap series - In this video I cover Installing the Axles and Rebuilding the Front Axle
Thanks for watching, we will see you in the next video.

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@caseD5150 6 ай бұрын

So cool someone is finally doing a how-to or at least a full in depth deal on what you’re doing for the Ranger. I just finished mine so you’re a little late but that’s fine 😂

@RangerShop1 6 ай бұрын

I’d love to see it, do you have a video you could link?

@dennisspottedwolf1019 4 ай бұрын

Excellent explanations and tutoring. I roamed the bush up here in British Columbia for 40 years since coming home. I built some, helped others, or advised many friends and clients with their builds and ran a mud-racing club for 5 years back in the eighties. My off-road history included several family-oriented clubs as well. I no longer push my boundaries as age bears on me but I still love off-road adventures with a passion.

@RangerShop1 4 ай бұрын

Right on! I grew up in interior BC lots of great trails for us to get stuck on! 😁 Thanks for the comment, I’m definitely no expert but I do enjoy working on these trucks!

@V8SKULLS 6 ай бұрын

I've been following you from the start, I too have a 2002 Ranger, it's the same body and bed style. I have the smaller V6, the 3.0L. I have to applaud you on on the work, the fab and the paint you have done on your beautiful baby. I really like your ideas . And appreciate you taking us and showing us your journey. So again an absolute beautiful and wonderful job on all the work you have done. It's ture, you are never done with your truck. Great thanks and hello from Florida ❤

@RangerShop1 6 ай бұрын

Thanks! You’re so right it’s a constant process but I sure enjoy it! 😄

@gibsonf06 6 ай бұрын

just got your same headlights, really liking them. Installed some AUTONE led lights and theyre great, really improves the look of the truck. im running 32 inch tireson my 03 4x4, favorite vehicle ive ever driven.

@RangerShop1 6 ай бұрын

I hear you! Wouldn’t trade my old ranger for anything. Love it!

@joshtaylor6617 6 ай бұрын

Good job so far I'm impressed huge Thanks

@RangerShop1 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! I can’t wait to get it on the road!

@AMejia-gc9yu 6 ай бұрын

I’m so stoked to watch this I’ve been checking your channel for this video.

@RangerShop1 6 ай бұрын

Right on hope you like it…. It’s a lot longer than I thought but I didn’t want to skip anything that might be helpful!

@RangerShop1 6 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy! It’s a bit longer than I hoped but I didn’t want to miss anything. 😄

@stevetaylor9770 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing.

@RangerShop1 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@vicosee4439 6 ай бұрын

I love this man you rock

@RangerShop1 5 ай бұрын

Thanks, hope it’s helpful!

@casualobserver1663 6 ай бұрын

Currently working on V8 swapping my 01 sport trac with 01 Explorer 5.0 and 4r70w with a 97 f150 4406, definitely paying attention to this , same chassis, Currently running the 98/01 ranger half shaft and hubs with AVN manual hubs ,also my front driveshaft is exactly what you are running

@SBS_Auto 6 ай бұрын

Very cool, i just got done with a 97 5.0 with 96 explorer donor. Fox t5 s10 tailshaft 8.8 rear end. Currently working on a 2000 ext coilsprung ranger with 98 mountineer 5.0 rwd donor Please make some videos of your swap, because my next one will be 4x4 and id love to see how you make everything fit. Id like a manual bw4406 🎉

@RangerShop1 6 ай бұрын

Right on! That sounds like a great build. Glad it could help you a bit!

@SBS_Auto 6 ай бұрын

Very very cool video. Eagerly awaiting part 2. This is legit. Im currently building my 2nd 5.0 ranger. Also thinking about picking up a 2018 f150 coyote and do a 4x4 ford ranger with it.

@RangerShop1 6 ай бұрын

Man that would be an awesome build! If you can document it and post a link as your building it I’d definitely follow you! 👌👍

@SBS_Auto 6 ай бұрын

@@RangerShop1 will do!

@thomasyoung8909 5 ай бұрын

This is Aweome!! its exactly what I want to do to my 00 Ranger. It would be super helpful if you had a parts list for everything you used.

@RangerShop1 5 ай бұрын

You ask…. 😁

@thomasyoung8909 3 ай бұрын

I feel like I keep coming back to your video, I love your in depth analysis, and I reallllly appreciate you answering my many questions, I have just a few more, How did you decide where to place your steering box and the angle of it ? I've seen some others doing D44 swaps and they just measure center of hub to center of hub before they take anything apart, then they just make sure the new D44 sits at the same distance as the previous axle, is that how you did it, or how did you determine where you wanted the axle to sit ?

@avynnix223 6 ай бұрын

Love the build!! What gear ratio did you use? I’d recommend at least 35s for those axles because any smaller and you’ll sacrifice ground clearance. A Dana 30 hp and a ford 8.8 31 would offer more ground clearance with the same tire and will still be plenty strong with 35s. But I’m not sure what the intended outcome of the build is. I’d love to see this thing out on the trails.

@RangerShop1 6 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yeah you’re bang on! Once I started really looking at it I ended up going with 35” tires with 4:56 gears I’m also going to do the gears out of a 3.0 into my 5speed. Your definitely right a 30 with my 8.8 would have been great but I was actually looking for the extra width of the full width axles due to pulling my trailer off road. Hope that makes sense. I do believe for 75% of ones out there that want I nice simple straight axle swap a hp 30 with 31 spline 8.8 is the way to go.

@mikeharmon4193 6 ай бұрын

who makes that radiator? I've only found the plastic and aluminum ones for my explorer. are you worried about the drag link being so far forward might get tie rod end bind?

@caseD5150 6 ай бұрын

I replaced my stock one with an Integra 4 row. Then again I did an HP D30 with a Ford F series steering box inside the frame.

@RangerShop1 6 ай бұрын

It’s a aftermarket aluminum radiator- something like this one - www.ebay.ca/itm/233072112274 It’s a 3 core so you need to remove a bit of you shroud and I’m not sure if the mechanical fan would work, I have electric fan.

@RangerShop1 6 ай бұрын

That’s good to know!

@genoory5090 5 ай бұрын

Wassup zak😁. I seen your comment on the SAS ranger forum on facebook.

@RangerShop1 5 ай бұрын

Right on glad to have you along! Tons of great information on that face book page. It helped me a ton!! 👌👍

@genoory5090 5 ай бұрын

@@RangerShop1 yeah it is. That's how I learned to get into my sas swap project. Ill show you a picture of my truck on the comment you sent me

@thomasregan6295 6 ай бұрын

Hi! Love your videos - they are super helpful to me, as I am a fellow Ranger owner and there aren't many others on KZfaq who make such wonderful videos as yourself about these trucks. Thank you! Is this axle a '76-77 or '78-79? Looks like the radius arm mounts are the ones that are casted on rather than welded, but I figured I'd ask.

@RangerShop1 6 ай бұрын

Glad to help! Yeah you’re right it has the cast on wedges I think they are from a 1979 F150.

@thomasregan6295 6 ай бұрын

@@RangerShop1 Cool! One more question: is there a notable difference in width from the factory F150 axle spring mounts to the Ranger frame spring mounts? Do the springs bow inward from the axle to the frame? Thanks.

@RangerShop1 6 ай бұрын

Maybe very slightly but not that bad… here’s what I did. The lower spring cups can be rotated 180 degrees that puts it closer to the frame by about an inch. Then the plate moved the coil buckets out a bit…. You could also buy coil buckets from Duff that are extended out and line up perfectly…. I just went the cheapest route.

@thomasregan6295 6 ай бұрын

@@RangerShop1 Thank you! Looking forward to the second part of this video.

@ytcrayzee2311 6 ай бұрын

Thinking about doing this with my buddy, i was wondering how much you got the front axle for and what your total cost is?

@RangerShop1 6 ай бұрын

Sure. I’ll do a breakdown video after, but roughly. Both axles were cheap…200, radius arms another 200, steering box 75, but then it starts adding up fast….. I regeared it, added limited slip front and rear, all new brakes, bearings, ball joints, coil springs buckets, brackets, 1 ton GM Tie rod ends, DOM, plate, etc etc 😄 I have to add up all my receipts but ball park another 3K CAN so like 2300 US in parts…. It’s definitely not a cheap swap but hopefully one that will last a long time!

@levipote8823 6 ай бұрын

What kind of product do you use on your frame to prevent rust?

@RangerShop1 6 ай бұрын

Man that’s a really hard question. I haven’t found anything super effective over the years. What I found works best is I grind it down best I can wipe it with Acetone and then paint rustoleum with a universal hardener added. After it’s dry for about 3 weeks that I fluid film everything, body, frame, etc. the paint seems to last for about 3 years driving in the salt daily. I use the fluid film every year…. I have my own sprayer. Hope that helps rust is such a pain!!!