YEAH I got all terrains, now I can actually take her out.

 

niiice, size?

 

yeah those are some pretty sweet rims and tires you got there kevin

 

thanks! 31s.

https://www.ranger-forums.com/general-ford-ranger-discussion-15/final-tire-decision-118420/

 

Bump for da group

 

How do you off road with 2 wheel, rear wheel drive.... I just don't see how it works, any one in Saskatchewan wanna show me?

 

yyeeessss thats a very true statement that all 4x4 guys over look because they think there 4x4 is the best.

 

Some good all terrain tires go a long way. LS or a locker doesn't hurt either.

 

Im in! how hard is it to change to a limited slip? do i just swap the guts or the whole rear end out of an fx4 level 2?

heres a fuzy photo of me stuck!

 

I lawled

 

bump for 4x2 love

 

BUMP, ever since the spindle lift I've felt high and mighty LOL.

I need to hit a mild trail and a little mud hole. I wants to off road!

I also need to remember I have a 2WD 4 cylinder on mild ATs with a LS unit that only works when it wants HAHA

 

haha last time i took my 2wd ranger off road, it spun a bearing, about 20 feet from the end of the trail, it was good though i was riding in this nice deep rut on the side which i ran though on the way down, it was great up until the bearing spun. lol.

 

ill be more willing to join this group once i get back on my 32's, and get an LS and JD traction bars

 

Pshhh, you're lifted so you're good to go LOL

 

Any of the members of this great group has a 2.3 inline 4 (of course 2wd) running on 30' or 31' bfg's? I'm looking for some feedback about mpg drop and power response loss on the gas pedal...

Im just a few months away from getting a 31x10.5 bfg km2 and dont wanna screw up my ride

 

depends on which gears you got ... if you got 4:10's it should be fine, but another member here with a 99 with the 2.5 put em on with 3:73's and it hurt a bit on gas.

 

I have a Dana 44 with 4:56 Gears, dont know if this is better for this purpose than a 4:10??

 

with 4.56s you would be fine up to 33s.

go for it!

 

My trucks a 2.3L 2wd with 31's(not bfg's) gutless on stock gears but still drivable, highway mileage goes up, city milage goes down.If you wanna keep your truck in the same powerband as it is stock I would bump up your gear ratio. Since your truck came stock with 4.56's i would bump up to 4.88's.After i regeared mine from 4.10's to 4.56's it almost feels stock as far as power goes, Mpg's are close to what i got stock.

What size are your stock tires? The Noth American 4 cylinders come stock on
225/75R15's

 

235-75-R15 it was in his sig.

I saw 4.56s would be fine for 31s. it will feel different that stock for him but considering 4.0 guys run 4.88s with 35s I don't think that would be a good move for 31s lol

 

His Truck came stock on 4.56's,i would bump up to 4.88's to keep it in the stock power band.

 

And chevy guys run 4.10's on 35's!! Ford set that truck up with a higher ratio for a reason best to keep it there.If he hauls or tows with that thing it will put more stress on the drivetrain.

 

I´ve learned more from this last posts than what I´ve learned about gears in a month.
So in conclusion:

- Up to 31´ tires I can go with my stock gears, I wont harm a lot mpg and power, but it will be slight noticeable a decrease in both.

- I should regear up to 4.88 if I want to keep the stock performance in mpg and power band.

And just like always.... the money will have for shure the last word.

I think I cannot afford the new regearing right now, So I might just go with 30" instead of 31". considering that my truck came with 235/75 R15 (almost 29") that should not be a problem. (and actually I use to tow around 2K lb with my Ranger)

And I´ll wait for the regearing until I can afford a locker too. Then I will only have to open de diff one time.

Thanks for sharing your expertise.

 

It depends on engine size. A V8 can run 31s with like 355s just fine.