I'm having problems figuring this out fift gear really bogs out on me I now it the tires I got( 35") so I whant to do a gear change I got a ford ranger edge 3.0 step cab with a fox lift 7" front 5" rear. were do I go about getting the right gears to fit the truck? I know that there are diffrent sizes and I'm not sure what mine is. Is there any way I can mesure my differential

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2002 ford ranger edge 3.0 step cab with 2.0 fox shocks in front stock in back. 4'' front body lift with 3'' spindle lift torsion bars torqued at 1.5'' 4'' rear body lift. flowmaster exhaust 35"remington mudd brute tires 5 speed manual transmition with k&n air filter 2 wheel drive 4.56 rear geared with a 7.5 diff front bullballr with hella 500 offroad lights two pro comp tow hooks in the front and the back

Wait for someone smarter to chime in, but you have to look at the numbers on the sticker inside your door to figure out what gears you have.

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1998 Ford Ranger

147,000 on chassis, 50,000 on engine.
3.0 v6 5 speed 4x4...4x4 don't work lol

What I hope to do- Paint wheels, new head unit, exhaust, fix four wheel drive.

See this post to find out what you've got:

Rear Axle Codes

See this post to figure out what you want:

Tire and Gear Ratio Guide

I'm still stock, so maybe others can chime in with personal experience.

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Ursus - 2009 Ford Ranger FX4
BedRug, BakFlip HD, Pop&Lock PL8200 tailgate lock, Sportz tent

If you got 35's get 4.88's. People run 4.88's with 35's and their 4.0's. You're 3.0 would definitely needs those gears for that size tire.

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Mods: Xcal 2, K&N Drop-In, Line-X, DSG Heads/Corners, 6000k Hi/Low HID's, 6K HID Fogs, Foglight Mod, Throttle Cable Mod, 6.5" Digital Designs, Rockford P400.4, 2 Sundown SA-15's, MB Quart DSC 2000.1d, Cranked T-Bars, 285/75/R16 Nitto Terra Grapplers

Were would I go about getting the right size for it I know there's diffrent size differentials how do I know what I got

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2002 ford ranger edge 3.0 step cab with 2.0 fox shocks in front stock in back. 4'' front body lift with 3'' spindle lift torsion bars torqued at 1.5'' 4'' rear body lift. flowmaster exhaust 35"remington mudd brute tires 5 speed manual transmition with k&n air filter 2 wheel drive 4.56 rear geared with a 7.5 diff front bullballr with hella 500 offroad lights two pro comp tow hooks in the front and the back

Door sticker. It's inside the drivers side door jam.

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Mods: Xcal 2, K&N Drop-In, Line-X, DSG Heads/Corners, 6000k Hi/Low HID's, 6K HID Fogs, Foglight Mod, Throttle Cable Mod, 6.5" Digital Designs, Rockford P400.4, 2 Sundown SA-15's, MB Quart DSC 2000.1d, Cranked T-Bars, 285/75/R16 Nitto Terra Grapplers

im gonna go out on a limb here by saying a 3.0l should probably have A 7.5 inch rear end but i could be wrong

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1990 Ranger Extended Cab
2.9L V6 5 Speed Transmission
Planning to put a 347 and a T-5 in it eventually

Yea his best bet would be to get a 8.8 rear from an Explorer. Then he could get 5.13's since he's 2wd(which I didn't know before) and have even better power.

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Mods: Xcal 2, K&N Drop-In, Line-X, DSG Heads/Corners, 6000k Hi/Low HID's, 6K HID Fogs, Foglight Mod, Throttle Cable Mod, 6.5" Digital Designs, Rockford P400.4, 2 Sundown SA-15's, MB Quart DSC 2000.1d, Cranked T-Bars, 285/75/R16 Nitto Terra Grapplers

Nice man that's everithing I need to know you guys kick ass I been looking everywere for this info I just found this forum today that's so sweet I'm gonna get right on it eBay. thank you!!!

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2002 ford ranger edge 3.0 step cab with 2.0 fox shocks in front stock in back. 4'' front body lift with 3'' spindle lift torsion bars torqued at 1.5'' 4'' rear body lift. flowmaster exhaust 35"remington mudd brute tires 5 speed manual transmition with k&n air filter 2 wheel drive 4.56 rear geared with a 7.5 diff front bullballr with hella 500 offroad lights two pro comp tow hooks in the front and the back

So you're
telling me the rear end off an explored will fit direct on the ranger? And if so witch year and make I would deffenetlly consider doing that I can always pull one off the junk yard

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2002 ford ranger edge 3.0 step cab with 2.0 fox shocks in front stock in back. 4'' front body lift with 3'' spindle lift torsion bars torqued at 1.5'' 4'' rear body lift. flowmaster exhaust 35"remington mudd brute tires 5 speed manual transmition with k&n air filter 2 wheel drive 4.56 rear geared with a 7.5 diff front bullballr with hella 500 offroad lights two pro comp tow hooks in the front and the back

The only thing that has to be done is the spring perches have to be re-welded because Explorers are "spring-under" where our trucks are not.

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Mods: Xcal 2, K&N Drop-In, Line-X, DSG Heads/Corners, 6000k Hi/Low HID's, 6K HID Fogs, Foglight Mod, Throttle Cable Mod, 6.5" Digital Designs, Rockford P400.4, 2 Sundown SA-15's, MB Quart DSC 2000.1d, Cranked T-Bars, 285/75/R16 Nitto Terra Grapplers

your going to have to look for an explorer older then 02 because they went to a independant rear end also another good part about doing an explorer rear end swap is that you get disk brakes on the rear

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1990 Ranger Extended Cab
2.9L V6 5 Speed Transmission
Planning to put a 347 and a T-5 in it eventually

i have 4.10s and it works pretty well

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99 4x4, body lift, ProComp 52 15x8s, JVC 310 and kenwood in the corners, Pro Comp ES3000s, new tortion keys, extended control arms