Ford Ranger Suspension for T Bucket

This is my first post. I have been wanting to get a T bucket for quite a while and I think I'm ready. I was looking at a friends Ranger and wondering if a Ranger frame and suspension would be ok for a T bucket project. Doesn't it look like the right size? I see the frames are about 40" wide and the buckets are 33" at the bottom but I don't think that is too much of an obstacle seeing that wider bodies are available. Does anyone know of one of these being used for a T bucket?