Okay what is the feasability of converting a stepside Ranger to have rear dualies?? I was just talkin about how much my ranger specifically looks like a mini f350 with the stepside and the style of it, and this popped into my head. I can't find ANYTHING Like it on Google, And I searched the word "Dualies" on this forum and didn't find anything...

EDIT* Probably because I spelt Duallys wrong but still haaha
Found a whole shitload of 1st and 2nd gen's but nothing newer

What all would it take and what would be the pro-cons of it??

I think personally with the flare/stepside bed it would just look plain BADASS, literally a mini f350 but you tell me?

I've gotta singlecab stepside like the top link, eventually painting it Midnight Blue, but imagine sick toyo dualies on these;
http://www.americancampersandtrailer...r_Stepside.jpg
http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_...0001_large.jpg


http://www.arrowcraft.com/products.php#kits
I found this site for dually kits, does anybody think that the 1998 Splash stepside fenders would be sufficient to cover duallys?

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It's been done. Theres pictures floating around here somewhere of it. Maybe someone will pop up with them....

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I imagine it would be possible with some custom glass work on the fenders. I thing JCWhitney sells adaptor hubs to do that. You might want to look into some up rated springs to take advantage of the added capability the extra wheels would give you. I saw some webs sites offering heavy duty springs rated at something like 1750 lbs for the Ranger. Not sure if there would be corresponding ones for the front as well though.

Edit: Then again, you have a four banger like me and proablably the same rear end. You might want to look into a 4.10:1 differential with an LSD for that since you probably have the 3.45:1. It will kill your gas mileage but give you more oomph and it will prevent wheel spin due to the lessened psi due to the extra wheels.

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2011 Ranger XLT, 4X4, 4 door Super Cab. 4.0L, 5 Speed M50D-R1HD, 3.73:1, 8.8" open differential, Jason Pace cap
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I have posted pictures of one b4. I cant really search for them on my phone.

If you do a advanced search u can put in my screen name and find where I posted b4

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Awesome! Do you Think that there'd be a bunch of custom glass work or do you think theres any way to jam it under the existing fenders back there? This is going to sound stupid but can you shorten an axle?

And yeah I'd like to keep my gearing at where it is right now, I don't do any stupid stuff anymore, But I'm just tryin' to see if I could roll up to school with some sick wheels haha

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Danger Ranger: 389k Miles, and Being primed for a 5.0
1998 Ranger Splash, 134k Miles 2.5l 4banger - SOLD
Next Ranger Build: Supercharged Propane Injected 4bt 6 speed 4x4 ranger SAS
Current Rig: 91 d250 Single Cab Flatbed 6bt 5 Speed 4x4 Soon to have 100 horse ddp injectors and stage 2 fuel pin with 36" Miter cut 7" diameter sidepipe
Next Toy: 1994 f250 with built 429 fresh zf5 4x4 full exhaust and intake (carb)

why can't i ever dis play a pic on here i found a ranger with duallies any ways google image Ford Ranger dually and you will see

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http://www.threadbombing.com/details.php?image_id=1688

I can't find any pics of late model Rangers done dually style, but I think it could work. I say do it right though. Get a fleetside bed, and put the step side bed sides on it, removing the steps and smoothing it in. Then you could run the same wheel adapters that the 1st and 2nd gen Ranger Duallys used.
Do work son!

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found this one on Google images............




here's a newer body style

So if you do this, are you going to remove the "RANGER" decal off the side front fenders and get an "F350" decal? You could cut the zero off the end and have an "F35" which would be a cool "mini" version...

I always kinda thought of the ranger as being an F-50 anyways, since the ford trucks go up by 100 (150, 250, 350, ect.).

Hey Greyghost How about some pics of yours being built! Word is it is bad!!!

i think if you find a f-750 cut the 0 off and you got a f-75 becuse your like 3/4 the way to a one ton
get it 3/4 = 0.75

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there is a guy that selling dually rims for a ranger in town.... yeah you can shorten an axle alotof work then you will have to get custom axle shafts and stuff cutting an axle is easy getting the parts to put it back together might be a job

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go with what jonbaum13 said to do.. with the fleetside bed cut off and add the step sides back on.. as far as axle you can use a currie 9" shortened rear axle... SPORT TRUCK back in 90's did a fleetside bed with the step sides on it and a narrowed 9" rear end from currie and put Mickey Thompsons drag slicks...SWEET!

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the other day i was at the JY and i saw a dualie s10. sort of interesting. should have taken a picture.

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