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01-21-2001, 11:17 PM | #1 |
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ranger shortbed on a longbed frame?
here's the dilemma, i have a 92 ranger longbed with a bed that i have come to call custom flareside (incident with pole on one side and a car on the other ) and a friend of mine has a 90 shortbed that was recently totaled on the frontend and its bed is in good shape, i'd guess it wouldnt be easy to put his shortbed on my truck but im posting this to see if anyone knows really how hard it would be, i think the gas nozzle is in the same place, maybe the only thing is the longer length of the rear part of the frame which wouldnt be impossible to shorten , and i could remove the spare tire holder underneath if that becomes a problem, is the axle location the same in these two trucks? i would think it would be cheaper for Ford that way so they dont have to produce different brake line lengths and driveshafts, sorry this is so long, i just got really excited when i found out he wrecked his truck thats pretty mean when i think about it
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01-22-2001, 05:05 PM | #2 |
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anyone have any idea or atleast some insight on it?
------------------ 88 Notchback 5.0, 3.73's, pulleys, BBK headers, off-road H-pipe, flowmasters, subframe connectors, 65mm TB, shift kit, March ram air kit, motorsport wires, MSD coil, upper and lower control arms, 155lph fuel pump, cheap 2800 stall, Crane Adj.FPR, best time- 13.99@99.75, not yet tested times after 1.7RR install |
01-23-2001, 09:29 AM | #3 |
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01-23-2001, 11:36 PM | #4 |
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hey i know a guy that did this swap let me talk to him tom. i will get you the details, by the way your car looks bad *** in the pic.
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01-24-2001, 12:43 AM | #5 |
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Well I would think they'd be the same but the ranger frame does come in different wheel base lengths. Not sure if it did that year but I know the new ones do. I know the explorer(ranger frame) has a shorter wheel base in the 2 door version than the 4 door version. So you would think an extended cab ranger would have a longer wheel base than the regular cab. Not positive on that though. I would think as long as both trucks are either regular or extend cab the bed would work without too much modification. Or you could measure to be sure.
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01-24-2001, 12:44 AM | #6 |
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Hi, check out fordf150enthusiast they have sites just for rangers. JOHN
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