New here, lookin for all the info you guys can give me

[The Wedge]

heya well im AJ
im from ORR (Off Road Rangers), but ill soon b selling my 93 Ranger XLT 4.0 V6, 11"s of lift in the front and 8 in the rear,

im selling cuz its just causing to much trouble
but yeah i want a X becaus all my friends got trucks so ppl cant take more then a couple ppl

but ok here goes
im lookin for a 96 - 00 X sport

what engines do those come with?
was it possible to get a 5.0 5-speed in a sport?
how well do they tow?, ill b gettin new dirtbikes soon and will need a trailer hitch to tow with,

what kind of lifts are available for these? is it the exact same suspenion as the ranger? so can i like get ranger stuff for them?
how do ppl go bout lifting the rear? the axles above the leaf right?

i need info thanx
:redexp:

 

[Texplorer]

You can get a

4.0 sohc
4.0 ohv
5.0 V8 (but not in the sport)

All years have a 4" lift and most ranger suspension will work but you dont need it, they now have Explorer lifts. Rear lift is spring over axle.

 

[jimbo74]

welcome to the site!

cant get a sport with a 5.0 (i dont think)

leaf below axle stock

can tow decent amount

ranger lift wont work.... but superlift and trailmaster have new lifts out.....

lots of other stuff too

 

[The Wedge]

ppl are talkin bout camburg spindles?
are these the same as ranger?

cuz i really want to b rollin on 31's atleast
gunna find a black 5-speed hopefully


which engine is better? OHV or SOHC?

 

[Crankcase]

I'm 95 % sure spindles can only be used on 2 wheel drive Explorers.

 

[The Wedge]

welll if thats the only way possible i guess, ill b lookin for a 2wd
ill b gettin a $7500, car loan so ill look around

 

[Texplorer]

You can only use spindles on a 2wd.

As for which engine is better, they both have good qualities. The SOHC has more hp, but the OHV is a more reliable engine with better torque.