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So who here thinks i should take my 1991 ranger and make it a trail rig? the truck was 2wd but has no drivetrain.
 
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Do it that way you don't have to wheel you dd. Plus i have some 31" tsl's with wheels i could sell ya
 
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i want to convert it to 4wd idk how hard its going to be. prob just try to find a wrecked 4wd and take the drivetrain.
 
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how hard will it be to pop a dana 44 in there with leafs.
 
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do coils....
 
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Originally Posted by rdy4mud
how hard will it be to pop a dana 44 in there with leafs.
It's not something you'll be doing over night or for cheap. But I mean if your truck already doesn't have a drivetrain and your wanting to make a trail rig, SAS would be the way to go.
 
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If you search around here and get a good design and take your time and order the parts and have access to the tools then the actual SAS wont take long, probably a good week. Now getting the konks worked out is what takes a long time.
 
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yeah its not my DD so i dont have to worry about it. its been sitting in my backyard to 2 years, it was going to be a v8 build up, but now im more into offroading. i hate my torsion bar set up on my 01 plus its my dd and i hate getting trails scars all over it especially bc i still owe money on it. my 1991 has an 8.8 in it already so i was thinking a D44 out of a waggy or early bronco bc it isnt a full width. leafs would seem to be the easiest but everyone is saying coils, ill have to check into it. if i do the d44 swap work the stock drivetrain out of a ranger still work, 4.0, tcase and trans?
 
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Yea all of your stock stuff should work fine. Leafs are def. the easiest but coils are better all around. If it was just a trail **** then I would do leafs.
 
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