mineman_Bruce
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- June 25, 2014
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- City, State
- lake Stevens Washington
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1994 ford ranger
I have a 94 4.0 splash 4x4 that the p.o. treated like garbage. unfortunately i was to caught up in the excitement of buying a new truck to pay attention to the small things. Now that i have emptied my savings account literally and had to take out a personal loan it is running smooth, but it is still stuck with 32 inch tires on the stock 3.73 gears.
the rear tires are almost brand new. the fronts are toast. If i had to guess the truck has a 3.5-4 inch rancho lift. My options are as follows:
1) buy 4 new tires 31 inchx10.5 for a little under 700 bucks.
2) regear the rear to 4.56 for 550,buy new front tires, and remove front driveshaft and wait 3-4 months to regear the dana 35 tires and use it as is till my skills or needs exceed it's capabilities.
3) leave it alone and deal with almost dangerous highway accelaration here in socal.
The biggest fear i have is the horror stories of the D35 exploding. While i plan on a solid axle swap that's almost 2 years down the road. I am going to be using the truck for overlanding and off road camping and some moderate wheeling and my daily ride with a bronco back up to college monday through friday when i get out of the military next year with a max tire size of 33" until I have enough to do a solid axle. While i might expect some slightly intense situations in the pnw overland type trails i don't plan on crawling regularly. Your opinions are greatly appreciated.
the rear tires are almost brand new. the fronts are toast. If i had to guess the truck has a 3.5-4 inch rancho lift. My options are as follows:
1) buy 4 new tires 31 inchx10.5 for a little under 700 bucks.
2) regear the rear to 4.56 for 550,buy new front tires, and remove front driveshaft and wait 3-4 months to regear the dana 35 tires and use it as is till my skills or needs exceed it's capabilities.
3) leave it alone and deal with almost dangerous highway accelaration here in socal.
The biggest fear i have is the horror stories of the D35 exploding. While i plan on a solid axle swap that's almost 2 years down the road. I am going to be using the truck for overlanding and off road camping and some moderate wheeling and my daily ride with a bronco back up to college monday through friday when i get out of the military next year with a max tire size of 33" until I have enough to do a solid axle. While i might expect some slightly intense situations in the pnw overland type trails i don't plan on crawling regularly. Your opinions are greatly appreciated.