shifty
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- 02 ranger
Advice Please
Couple of things right off. Im new here but not new to rangers, so hello. This post concerns my '02 excab 4x4 3.0l auto ranger, i got in a little accident with a tree thats gonna cost me a lot of money to fix the front end, in addition there are a number of other things mechanical and cosmetic that need to be fixed before i could sell/trade. I really want to do a sas swap on a ranger (specifically one with a 4.0 and a stand.) but my problem is that i dont like the tranny or engine in my current ranger, but on the other hand i will have upwards of $3000 or more to fix everything to be able to sell it for a reasonable price (so why spend all the money/time to fix when ur gonna get rid of it). So with the background out of the way my question(s) is how reasonable/ cost effective would it be to swap in a "better"/"bigger" engine and "better"/"stronger" transmission, (im curious to know what my options would be as far as swap candidates and ease of install). As opposed to fixing current ranger, selling, and buying a better ranger with a bigger engine/tranny. I hope you see where im going here, i know this post is gigantic any help would be greatly appreciated as the trusty search button didnt turn up any answers at least for me. Thanks, Shifty
Couple of things right off. Im new here but not new to rangers, so hello. This post concerns my '02 excab 4x4 3.0l auto ranger, i got in a little accident with a tree thats gonna cost me a lot of money to fix the front end, in addition there are a number of other things mechanical and cosmetic that need to be fixed before i could sell/trade. I really want to do a sas swap on a ranger (specifically one with a 4.0 and a stand.) but my problem is that i dont like the tranny or engine in my current ranger, but on the other hand i will have upwards of $3000 or more to fix everything to be able to sell it for a reasonable price (so why spend all the money/time to fix when ur gonna get rid of it). So with the background out of the way my question(s) is how reasonable/ cost effective would it be to swap in a "better"/"bigger" engine and "better"/"stronger" transmission, (im curious to know what my options would be as far as swap candidates and ease of install). As opposed to fixing current ranger, selling, and buying a better ranger with a bigger engine/tranny. I hope you see where im going here, i know this post is gigantic any help would be greatly appreciated as the trusty search button didnt turn up any answers at least for me. Thanks, Shifty
