Resurrecting an old thread......
I'm still contemplating the rear gear swap. After doing some more digging I have found another option. Every rear gear chart I have seen for the Ranger only shows a 3.27 in an 8.8" rear end. I didn't want to tackle that swap and wanted something more direct.
I found this parts site and it showed a 3.27 in a 7.5" rear end. I didn't even know they existed. I know it's for a '95 and mine is an '03 but I would think they should be interchangeable.
Car-Part.com - Used Auto Parts Market
Does anyone have any more information on these and can someone please help me with the math on rpm's with this ratio running in 5th gear (0.79 IIRC) at about 65 mph? Or if you can give me the math formula I can work it out.
Thanks.