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    Ranger or Toyota axle swap.......the 7.5" and 8.8" first gen Rangers came with at 3.45/3.55, 3.73 and 4.11's but you can swap in a set of gears from any car with the same axle and get 2.55,2.73,3.08 or 3.23 gears. Then you have the 5 lug conversion and you can do the Toyota front hub swap for the 5 lug in front.

    The Toyota came with a 3.90, 4.11, 4.88 and 5.26 again the gears can be swapped for a lower gear set from a Supra, Cressida or Celica till they went FWD.

    Now these are not a "direct" swap but with a little fab work they will fit no problem.

    the nice thing about doing it this way is you can do everything on the axle sitting on a bench and hot have to work under the truck till the final bolt up to the leaf springs.
    Last edited by Fordubishi; 12-01-2012 at 12:12 PM.

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