Hi everyone, I've browsed and searched this site so much that my wife is thinking I'm crazy but I'm curious what is interchangable with the Explorer?

I have a 1998 Ford Ranger XLT 2 Door Extended cab and have been visiting Junk Yards quite a bit since I'm out of work so this would be very helpful if ya'll chimed in.

Here is my list thus far that I've confirmed on this site:

Confirmed:

• Overhead Console - OHC
• Instrument Panel Plastic Surround
• Instrument Cluster
• Sun Visors
• Auto Dimming Mirror
• Glove box
• Drivers and Passenger side Vents
• Dome Lights
• Radio Bezels
• Center Consoles

Questionable?:

 

visors fit so does the mirror
the glovebox and sidevents should too.. the ranger expo and trac all have the SAME dash

 

dome lights. radio bezels. center consoles.

 

95+ front suspension and brakes is the same as a 98+ ranger with torsion bars(2wd or 4wd)...

ALOT of the interior will...the entire dash, seats, leaf springs(not interchangeable in ride height though), many engine parts, the rear disc brakes will bolt onto a Fx4 31spline Ranger, windshield, engines, transmissions, rear ends with some welding, emblems, wipers...


virtually from the front seats forward will work on a 98+ ranger, minus the sheetmetal and doorpanels.

 

Well I found an OHC in willow green and also dual lighted sun visors and a dome light. I think I may go back and get the dome light. The visors were rained on and the OHC was a sunroof motor.

 

Anyone know if the A pillars are the same?

 

I wanna say a-pillar will be the dash is the same also

 

Well I went and looked and the A pillar seem much longer than the Ranger. So I didn't buy it. But I did call the dealer and they said a new one would be $30 bucks.

 

im pretty sure the seats will bolt up too. ive seen alot of rangers with the leather explorer seats in them. also alot of peices fro mthe dash fit as already said and the visors too.

 

A-pillar for $30 from Ford? That's unheard of....

 

ford's been changing there pricing on a lot of parts lately... I got a bunch of parts cheap as of late.

I thought the A pillar plastics were a different lenght do door being a different length.

I bet the seat belts are the same too...

 

trying to fined out if the steering columns are interchangeable between explorer and ranger. I rely want a tilt column I have a 97 ranger with a stick

 

Why don't you start a new thread. The last post in this one was 2009.

 

ok thank you

 

The info is still good... 2009 pr not.

I was surprised to,read the mirrors were interchangeable.

 

got mirrors, got ohc,got got gauge cluster, was wondering about . other things fit to change non tilt to tilt column, my truck is 18 years old, & going

 

I can say from experience the explorer seats do fit the ranger but the seat slide brackets have to be changed for the ranger ones I put a set of powered seats from an explorer into a 1999 ranger and it wasnt hard