How To: 4x4 Swap Explorer/Ranger [BW4406] - COMPLETE STEP BY STEP GUIDE

[@bmiller6599]

Excellent Video - great detail. Thanks.

[@TonyBasuro]

I'm either doing this or I'm turning it into a two-wheel drive muscle truck

[@alanabraham3129]

Great job wondered when someone would make a video like this, and you make all the steps a lot easier to understand than the forums version and the writeup in the magazine. Now I can reference your video when I do the swap to my 98 exp. xlt. What year f-150 are the leaf springs and shackles from? Also did you hook up the wiring for the on dash 4wd Hi-Low lights? How did you fix it? What about the speedometer how did you make that work? What kind of rim are you running?

[@RogueMachines17]

I do not recall the exact year F150 but it was late 80s/early 90s 2WD F150 springs. You use the explorer main leaf and then the rest of the F150 pack. I did hookup the wiring, I can draw something up or do a short video on it if interested. Speedometer will depend on the year which I do not recall, but I can try to find it in my notes somewhere. The wheels are a 15x8 Vision 85 Soft 8 wheel with 31x10.5r15 yokohama MT

[@alanabraham3129]

@@RogueMachines17 Yes I am looking forward to the video on hooking up the wiring and the drawings in PDF form would be great. I have been told that my 98 5.0 xlt runs the speedo off the rearend and that I don't need to worry about it, we will see when I finish with it.

[@tylerschulz3080]

@@RogueMachines17 Definitely make a short video displaying how you did that haha im going to be copying everything done. Now if you can make a video converting it to manual, then ill really be impressed ;)

[@alanabraham3129]

@@RogueMachines17, I have another question, the bracket that holds the front of the gas tank, you cut the lower corner off and then bent the inside edge around for clearance, couldn't you just cut the lower corner and cut up the inside of the bracket leaving a 1/4 to 1/2 inch to keep it a solid piece (I tried to post a picture to show you but couldn't paste it anywhere)

[@stefanoreale7457]

Thanks for the video, I'm trying to get this done on my 5.0 now. Do you have a measurement on the rear driveshaft?

[@RogueMachines17]

@@stefanoreale7457 I can take one tonight

[@carasiaone]

Awesome, wanna do that to my Mounty! How did it change the fuel economy? And the lift, how does it affect on-road handling?

[@RogueMachines17]

I think it handles better. But I use that loosely because these don't handle good to start with. Probably picked up 1-2mpg but immediately lost to heavier larger tires

[@carasiaone]

haha yes mine feels like a jackhammer smashing over bumps and yeah leaning into corners no way a freeway circle could be done over 40MPH. I was just thinking it may have made it like a 30MPH corners machine@@RogueMachines17

[@tylerschulz3080]

Did you also do a front locking hub conversion aswell?

[@xxitz_adianzxx823]

Is the procedure any different on 97- models?

[@NINJA4RL]

In my mind i know i have seen a modified shift lever(cut/bent/welded) to come out of the factory trans tunnel hole with 1st gen type console. Maybe it was a dream 😂

[@SinCityDetail]

Does your speedometer still work?

[@RogueMachines17]

yes

[@SinCityDetail]

@@RogueMachines17 I've heard there were differences in some years.

[@RogueMachines17]

@@SinCityDetail i think 96/97 and maybe 98 had their speed sensors on the transfer case which is the difference

[@raphtaliafujiwara596]

Explorer V8 5.0?

[@jordannolte7358]

Is the transmission you have a 4r70w?

[@RogueMachines17]

Yes

[@ukariah]

any way i can keep the OHV V6 and manny trans?

[@RogueMachines17]

This video was specifically for V8 explorers as the V6s already had a traditional style transfer case

[@ukariah]

@@RogueMachines17 v6 manuals, i dont belive they came with 4wd and manual but i could be mistaken. which ones were 4wd and manual?

[@muleoutpost8156]

​​@@ukariah not sure which ones came that way, but I have come across a few ohv mt, electronic shift TC explorers.

[@muleoutpost8156]

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[@ukariah]

@@muleoutpost8156 the bw1354 and bw1350 will work

[@FUCKEDUPFAB]

OK I have stock leafs and stock torsion bars and I clear 33s so did you use like a ebay key or what cux I can't fine ones I'd trust because I rally it hard and stationary my upper a arms hit the frame maxed out