My 1996 Ford Ranger I’ve recently put a V8 in! It has a 5.0 out of a 1999 Mercury Mountaineer. 6” front lift and 4” rear. 33x12.50 tires. Yes it is 2wd! Any questions just ask!
Nice truck. I would get a proper driveshaft for that truck. Kind of playing with fire welding it up on the yoke. Custom made one is around 350 at a local drivetrain shop
Hell yeah I see you have an 11 tag so I’m the county next to you (St. Clair). I need to see that thing in person, hopefully one day I’ll see ya on the road. that’s awesome!
super clean 5.0 swap currently working on one for my 01 ranger edge i just put power heated sweats and a full length console with overhead console in mine from a 03 sport trac
Shade Tree Mechanic a cost break down would be really cool, like how much the truck was stock, the front bumper, the awesome headlights lift and tires, full 5.0 swap and a total build cost would be really cool, I’m close to pulling the trigger and doing a 5.0 swap
George’s Auto Garage thanks for the idea! Will definitely do one of those! I’m new to this whole RU-vid video making thing so I will get better over time and try to provide good quality videos 👍
Great build!👍 I went a totally different direction though lol. Mine is a 93 splash 2wd, lowered 5 and 4, 89 mustang 5.0 and t5 trans, converted to carbonated running an edlebrock 600 performer. But I would love to build a lifted one with 4wd!
I'm not surprised that there's a lot of parts that are interchangeable from one Ford to another , but the Ranger is smaller than everything else , how did the dash fit ? I've never even heard of a Mercury Mountaineer , is that like a Bronco 2 type vehicle ?
Bro, chop off that magnaflow, throw on two Flowmaster original 40's and use an H-pipe in front of them. This truck will sing, and even better if you find some headers originally made for the Explorer 5.0
I'm planning an upgrade to 5.0 in my 2002 Ranger; how hard would you rate the project overall? I think you showed you needed to widen the transmission tunnel, but was that because the manual was smaller than the automatic? It looks like there is enough room for the 4WD transfer case under there... any thoughts? Sounds great, man... good job!
So I see you took the manual transmission out. I want to do this to my 2000 Mazda b3000 that has the 5 speed in it. Is there not a way to fit a manual transmission in there with the 5.0?
There is a way. M5OD-R2 from 97-03 F150 V6(has correct shifter placement), 96 F150 5.0 flywheel, starter & clutch kit. This whole setup will fit with your stock aluminum driveshaft and trans crossmember, and the clutch line plugs into the M5OD-R2. I did this to my '98 Ranger(formerly 2.5/5 speed, now 5.0/5 speed). Check my channel out.
I have a 93 stepside single cab. Splash edition thats leveled on 32s an steel wheels. Factory 4x4 5 speed 4.0 truck wanting to 5 speed swap but keep my trans. Is that possible
You can keep the 5 speed, but you need to throw away all the auto trans stuff and run a M5OD-R2 transmission and run a flywheel, starter and clutch kit from a 96 F150 5.0. You'll get a CEL for missing trans controls unless you tune it out, as well. Other than that, it works fine.
prushimush awesome info thank you!! Been thinking of doing it for a while now but wasn’t sure if it would act funny looking for shift points and what not. Thank you for the information though!👍
Thanks a lot for the Video! I understand you used all explorer wiring in engine bay, and up to the explorer dash, ..Did you use the ranger wiring from the cab back to brake lights?
Did you shoehorn the 5.0 to fit into the 2.3? I was wondering if the 3.0 bay was bigger than the 2.3 engine bay? To date, how's it running for you? Nice pre-runner👍
Does it feel worth all the work? I remember the old 5.0 explorers being a little slow. My uncle had an explorer but my guess is the ranger is a bit lighter
Nice v8 swap and ranger what part of bama are you from, im down in the southeast close to dothan, do you still have the truck or is it a thing of the past 🤣
I found someone selling a 5.0 96 explorer and was considering buying as a donor for my 2010 ranger rwd 4.0, I have a few questions tho, I’ll need new motor mounts like you right? Or will the 4.0 not need it? Also is the 96 also a fuel return less system, or will I need a fuel return? Will I need to swap the rear end or is my rear end fine? The lsd sounds nice but I don’t know if I’d want to do it for a while if I can get it anyways. Will my 4.0 radiator be fine or will I need bigger?
uhZeny yes you will need motor mounts as far as I know! I’m not sure what all they have changed on the 2010’s but I would do some heavy research or just wing it like I did! Best of luck to you!
@@shadetreemechanic1790 the 4.0 OHV is a direct swap, his 4.0 is the SOHC, it is NOT a direct swap, there is a TON of work and buying needed, very difficult, better off buying a 1996-2001 ranger 4.0/B4000 then doing the swap
It's easier to use a explorer as a donor. Then you have everything you need. I drive a 2000 4x4 and used a 2000 mountaineer as a donor. It required no custom fabrication. I only had to change one motor mount. It was an easy swap.
@@mikedoyle1762 I have a 98 ranger 4.0 4x4 and the 2001 mountaineer 5.0 really thinking about making the swap since I need to cut down on vehicles. Any good tips??
I have a 99 3.0L ranger and I’m thinking about doing the 5.0L swap but I want to keep my manual transmission. Or swap in another manual. Is it possible?? I’ve only seen people swap in automatics like you have and personally I’d like to keep my truck manual
Shade Tree Mechanic hmm interesting, I think I’ve heard of someone using the mustang gear box... with some modifications to the trans tunnel. Thanks for the reply tho 👌🏼
@@redskies0004 97-03 M5OD-R2 from a 4.2 V6 F150, flywheel, clutch & starter from 94-96 5.0 V8 F150 are what you want. Finally, hammer the firewall to cab seam flat when you have the engine out of your Ranger and slot your trans crossmember bolt holes. Use your stock driveshaft and clutch line. This will get you a 5 speed 5.0 Ranger, I did it with my 98 2.5/5 speed to 5.0 and it works fine. You will get a bunch of transmission CEL codes unless you have it tuned out of the ECU, but you can run it with the auto trans 5.0 ECU.
prushimush that is doable, thanks man I appreciate the info, now all that’s left Is to source these parts 👌🏼, but tell me... how badass is it. I have a 3.0 5 speed ranger and while it’s got some balls it’s slow. And you said using the auto Ecu would just throw codes? Are you referring to the auto ecu from the explorer? Just to clarify. All n all tho, sounds like an awesome project.
@@redskies0004 It moves out pretty good. It's kinda like a 5.0 Foxbody Mustang if you've ever driven one, and you can do a lot of the same mods to it to make it faster. The light Ranger chassis and 5.0 torque is a good match and you can light the tires up easily. It sounds like a Foxbody as well. I need an exhaust on mine. Yeah, you'll get ECU codes only if you don't tune automatic trans control out of the auto Explorer ECU(which you will use on a swap) You can do this with a SCT tuner or send your ECU out to someone to have it done. TheEFIGuy & Drag Radial Performance(ebay) will do it. Once you get it tuned, you won't get any CEL codes and it'll run great. It's a good project and totally doable in your backyard/driveway if you need to do it that way. The 98-00 chassis is a perfect match for it too, since the engine harness plugs right in.
Quick question man! I want to do this to my truck as well but just wondering, what does the oil pan clearance look like? I would think that it would wanna come into contact with the cross member
Probably depends on what year of ranger, if you have a 98 and up (4wd) then it is the same front frame as the explorer, all the others (98 and up 2wd, and the older rangers) need adaptors that I assume bring the engine to a height that clears
@@dxta7360 Not bad , thanx for asking , had to put on hold , couldn't past up a deal I saw ( 02 Chevy Xtreme). But I started to tear down 302 for the 01 ranger yesterday .
I have two 1998 ford rangers ones 4.0 and engine blown and I got another same year has 3.0 engine with 270 thousand miles. The transmission good in 4.o . the 3.0 transmission bad. Can I put my 3.o in the 4.o. Same year model color. Will 3.o fit in the truck that has 4.0. And if any body interested in buying both trucks is rather find a used. At and sell both these.
