Will a ranger rear end fit in my stang??

TheNatster513 · May 21, 2010

I have found a guy who will give me a full ranger rear end with 3.73s in it if i want it. do i want it? will this fit in my 94 stang or just a useless waste of time again??

BII302 · May 21, 2010

what year/model ranger? Different year's/models had different rear's but no matter what, It wont be a direct replacement. With some minor modification it will fit and vice-versa

TheNatster513 · May 21, 2010

i wanna say like a 2000ish? i can find out. what kinda mods?

97aztecgt · May 21, 2010

The axle itself will not work, because of the Ranger having leaf springs and Mustangs having coils. Unless you can fabricate and weld. However as long as you still have a 28 spline rear end, the gears should work since 99% of Rangers have a 28 spline rear end. With the exception of 01+ FX4 Level II's which have a 31 spline rear end. All Ranger axle's are still drums in the rear, there just are 2 different size rear drums ( which doesn't matter in your case ). All are the same width and everything.

Brenton

BII302 · May 21, 2010

^ +1
Totally forgot about the drum brakes

It's not really worth the hassle to do it(unless you can fab and weld like stated before). Most rangers have 7.5 rears anyways. If it's an 8.8 rear then you should be able to swap gears if that's the reason you're getting it, im not 100% sure on that though. I swapped my BII's 7.5 to a mustang 8.8 i got for free, total PITA! I did get rear disc brakes out of it though...

What's wrong with the rear you have now?

TheNatster513 · May 21, 2010

i believe its an 8.8.. looks like it? and i didnt see any leaf springs on it??

I would love to have some 3.73s esp for freee. how hard is it to change the gears??

97aztecgt · May 21, 2010

I won't say it's 'hard' but it can be quite time consuming with checking the backlash and making sure that the gears are making the correct contact pattern. Make sure to get a master install kit as well!

Brenton