This is my 2012 Px Ranger hi-rider Bought it a few years ago with the intentions of just using as a work Ute and going out car, until a friend took me out 4wding for the first time and I loved it. Hoping to get some help making a list of what I need to get to convert to 4x4. Selling and buying a 4x4 is not an option.

2012 PX 2.2ltr auto
chassi no. MNAUMFF80CW

 

It would be less expensive to sell and buy.

 

Welcome to the forum

We are in North America so could never buy your model T6 Rangers here, we called them International Rangers, our Rangers were smaller, totally different trucks

There are a couple of good Australian Ranger forums

But 2011Supercab is correct, a 4x4 frame is different than a 2WD frame, so a 4x4 is built from the frame out, its not an "option" added when a truck is being built, like power windows
So the assembly line builds 4x4s then stops and switches to 2WD frames and builds 2WDs, the same body parts and electrics are used but the frame is different for the drivetrain

You CAN do anything, so its possible to do this conversion, but its not a bolt on project, there will be lots of cutting and welding, and measure, measure, measure, to get 4 wheel alignment
If you can find a rolled 4x4 T6 Ranger, not uncommon, lol, you can get most of the parts needed, wouldn't matter if its a regular cab, extended or crew cab, the front drive train is the same, from transfer case forward they are all the same

Also keep an eye out for Limited Slip Rear axle, if you don't have one, these can really help 2wd or 4x4

4x4s main benefit is FWD(front wheel drive), its easier to PULL a load than to PUSH a load, everyone knows this, lol, so on soft or slippery surfaces the front wheels PULL the vehicle up and forward, where a rear wheel drive would push the front wheels deeper in the soft surface stopping forward motion
This is why FWD cars can usually go more places than rear wheel drive pick up truck, lol
Its not just the weight on the front axle, which is of course better for traction, its the PULLING the load vs pushing that makes the most difference

So as Supercab said, might be better to sell the 2WD and buy a factory 4x4, in the long run it would probably be cheaper, and certainly faster, lol

 

What about a Solid Axle Swap (SAS) find a Solid Axle (D44) with the correct drive side and width and go for it.

A friend of mine did the SAS on a 1st Gen. 2 WD Ranger, it ended up being easier to use the 2WD Frame.

Just thinking out loud.

 

+1 ^^^

You have a 2WD frame so you can't simply bolt on factory front 4x4 axle, which means you can use any 4x4 front axle that you want, and fits, same amount of work and maybe less work if its a simpler system, like a solid axle swap(SAS) which is much more straight forward that independent front suspension