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Thread: 46 Ford front clip? 8.8 in rear?
          
   
   

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    The full size pickup will most likely be too wide and very heavy. Don't know much about the Ranger front ends. I believe some of the early model Rangers were twin I-beam. If you're going to all the work to do this I would use a better type of front end than that.

    Most front clips I've seen were Metric GM. That would be 80's era B bodies(Cutlas, Monte Carlo, etc). S10's used this front also. 70's Camaro and Firebirds have been used too.

    The 8.8 out of an Explorer will work. I considered one for my car, but used a 9" instead. The 8.8 has discs available also. I have Explorer discs on my car and they work well.

    Mike
    Last edited by Hotrod46; 04-25-2007 at 12:50 PM.

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