Carguy3J
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- '99 4dr. XLT SOHC A4WD
..It is still a common error about Rangers throughout the parts industry that the Ranger continued with the D28 after 90...They did not...
This thread has some useful info on the Hybrid Dana 28/35 differences..
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=256656&highlight=hybrid
This mis-information in the parts guides can also be found sometimes when looking up stock parts for the 91-94 X..
..Ford had an inventory of Dana 28 gears and what better way to use them up than make a Hybrid..
..It is also hard to convince people that Ford also moves parts over to the new models of a transition year in order to use them up and it also explains why transition year wiring doesn't always match up with the color charts..
Oh I know all too well how screwed up many parts listings are. (rear axle bearings - Ranger 8.8, for instance). I also have no trouble accepting that Ford (or any other car company) would gladly make a few years worth of franken-trucks/cars to save a few pennies each.
From the page you linked:
Side Note:
It is common for the vehicles that have the Hybrid Dana 35 to also have a 7.5 rear axle while the vehicles with the true Dana 35 will have the 8.8 rear axle
What years had the "Hybrid"
...The "Hybrid" Dana 35 can only be found on 93-97 Rangers with 2.3L and some 3.0L engines and they usually had 3.73 or 4.10 gears...The "Hybrid" can also be found on 90 - 97 Ford Aerostar AWD's...The hybrid is a considerable upgrade from the old Dana 28, as that from the first U joint out of the pumpkin, it is all Dana 35.
So, it sounds like I was right, in my suspicion that what Hollander lists as a D28, is the hybrid, and is most likely going to show up in the 2.3L, and possibly 3.0L trucks.
Of course, the other issue is that Hollander does not list interchange info for the KNUCKLE. They only list the SPINDLE. Now, in most vehicles these terms refer to the same part; being the big "chunk" of suspension we call the knuckle. (At least within the auto salvage industry) In the case of the Ranger/Explorers, while the spindle does fit/interchange between both vehicles, and through a wider variety of years, the knuckle does not. Its difficult to try to explain to the "knuckle" draggers at most salvage yards that the almighty Hollander is wrong. I would highly recommend not even trying to explain that it is for a swap project. Many of them, once they hear you want it for an "experiment" they will refuse to sell it.
What about the questions I posed, regarding ABS? Any info on that?