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Old May 31, 2015 | 09:27 PM
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engine swap? compatibility and difficulty!

I've got a 99 ranger and the frame has gone to **** on me. Its rusted and cracked in several places. The engine and tranny are solid and I was wondering how easy it is to swap those over into a truck with a better frame. The truck is 2wd and 2.3l engine with auto tranny. What year rangers would this setup fit into?
 
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Old Jun 2, 2015 | 05:55 PM
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The best choices would be 1998 through 2000. Before 98 was a different generation of Ranger and after 2000 was a different 2.3L engine.
 
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The best choices would be 1998 through 2000. Before 98 was a different generation of Ranger and after 2000 was a different 2.3L engine.
How about SWAping the engine into a 99 explorer?
 
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Old Jun 3, 2015 | 06:30 PM
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Dave, I can not answer that with any confidence, except to say 4 cylinders usually do not put out enough power to motivate something as heavy as an Explorer. Have you searched for a good used Ranger frame?
 
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