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I just picked up an 1988 ranger stx 4x4 extend-a-cab.
It has a 3" body lift with 31x10 tires on it.The engine is a 2.9 and is kinda doggish.What would be the biggest and easiest way to upgrade my lil engine? any help would be greatly appreciated.
thanks Rich
It has a 3" body lift with 31x10 tires on it.The engine is a 2.9 and is kinda doggish.What would be the biggest and easiest way to upgrade my lil engine? any help would be greatly appreciated.
thanks Rich
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Take off the oversize tires and remove the lift kit. Not the answer you want unless you want to install a V-8. Yea you could install a blower or some other device but you are maxxing out the motor. It's a Ranger not a full size. Even full size trucks don't respond well to heavy mods and a 3" lift with 31" tires is a serious mod.
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It's not really a motor mod, but you could swap in some lower gears to compensate for the large tires you have on your truck. I don't know which ratio to suggest without your stock gear ratio and stock tire size--I'm just guessing, but I'd say somewhere around 4.88's...possibly??
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1989 F-150- XL, 4x4, 302, M50D (the red-headed stepchild)
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Thanks for the input.Now if i were to go with a V-8 engine, what would be the best choice without a lot of mods?Also i noticed my fwd dont engage when i hit the button?? Where do i start to diagnos this problem? thanks again....... Rich
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There have been several post about dropping a V8 in a Ranger in this forum for Rangers. Go ahead and check them out. You will be money ahead in my humble opinion to follow this option.
A number of things could be affecting your 4WD. I would check the front diff and see if your engager is workering there.
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A number of things could be affecting your 4WD. I would check the front diff and see if your engager is workering there.
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