Hi i just swapped a 93 ford ranger rearend (7.5 3.73 open) onto my 95 ford ranger (7.5 3.73 open) and the wheels wont go over the center hub.

why??????
Can i swap hubs?
can i swap the whole lug mount without taking out the entire axle?
can i just bolt the wheels on anyway and drive?
Do i HAVE to bore my wheels?

Thanks in advance help asap is appreciated!!

 

That would be odd

Center bore should be the same 1983 thru 1997, were both 2WD rear axles?

In 1998 they got smaller, but just for 4x4s with locking hubs up front

 

yes they are both 2wd rears, if it any consolation the hub has the same code as my original (878AA) but you can definitely tell the the hub itself on the original was maybe ground down?

can i ride them like this? Ill take a pic tomorrow

 

Take a picture of your wheels also, you may have 98 or newer wheels.

 

The pic came out bad but you can tell my hubs were ground down on my old one because (878aa) was ground down

 

Ahhhh, deer hooves. That explains the issue at least somewhat.

There are two different versions of these wheels. The 93-95 version has ten little decorative holes drilled into the wheel face, and there are threaded inserts for the center caps.

In 1995 or 1996, Ford ditched the 10 decorative holes and ditched the screw on center caps for the newer style that "snaps" onto the lug nuts. Apparently, this is when the lip showed up in the wheel center bore because the older version does not seem to have this lip.

Since your wheels are without the threaded inserts for the hub caps, that means they are 95+, which fits the year of your truck.

The problem is with the lip on the wheels, and the axle shaft end. There is definitely a difference between the axle ends on the early 93-95 axles and the 95-97 axles, based on your description.

The short answer to your initial question is no, you cannot just run them like this. You also can't alter the end of the axle because it's hardened steel that won't grind down easily (I've tried, it takes forever).

Your only options are to swap the axle shafts, run wheel spacers, or bore out the lip from the wheel bores.

 

thank you this helps alot. Im going to try boring the wheels with a dremel if i cant find spacers

 

Remember that although Rangers are lug centric, it's still best to try and maintain a close fit on the hub.

 

If you only need "a little bit" you can use a cylinder hone to work the center bore open. Any cheap one will work. You can even bling it out by wrapping the stones with heavuer grit sandpaper.

With careful use of a drill, this would open your wheel hub in the most even fashion.