Rear Differential Ratio

[Fordubishi]

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.

[Machineria]

My '83 FSM says my 4x4 2.3TD has 4.10 gears.

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.

Whawhawhat? Swap in Toyota hubs and rear axle, you say? That would make some things a lot easier (especially for me, with 3 1/2 Toyotas sitting around). The rear seems easy, but what does the front involve? Can it be done with the 6-lug 4x4 hubs?

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.[/QUOTE]