ranger with lightning motor
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ranger with lightning motor
I was thinking the other day of how a ranger with a lightning motor, new tranny, beefed up drivetrain,etc would make as a nice sleeper truck
A reg cab 4x4, short bed. Obviously 2wd would be cool. But i need 4x4 for the winter.
A reg cab 4x4, short bed. Obviously 2wd would be cool. But i need 4x4 for the winter.
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You will have to do some serious chassis stiffening.
I talked to the SVT folks when they had the Thunderbolt out here and they told me the frame began to stretch and bend before they beefed it up
I talked to the SVT folks when they had the Thunderbolt out here and they told me the frame began to stretch and bend before they beefed it up
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Ford built the Lightning Bolt and tested it back in 2002. You can read about it below:
http://www.mpt.org/motorweek/reviews/rt2212a.shtml
http://www.mpt.org/motorweek/reviews/rt2212a.shtml
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that truck is pretty sweet. I wonder why the svt team didnt want an awd setup. It would be so fast out of the whole
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Originally posted by Rob_02Lightning
I wonder what Rim + Tire Set up they used
Those back tires got some serious rubber
sitting on the ground, I love that look
I wonder what Rim + Tire Set up they used
Those back tires got some serious rubber
sitting on the ground, I love that look
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The article said the truck had 235 tires up front and 345 tires out back. A 235 tire with a low 40-45 profile would mount on an 8 inch wheel. The only car I know that uses a low profile 345 tire is the new Viper, and that tire is mounted on a 13 inch wheel.
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The engine wouldn't even clear the frame to go in. The SVT concept Ranger was virtually a Ranger body thrown on an F150 frame 
It had F150 axles, wheels, etc. Unless you can custom modify a frame, and still have it hold up to a lot of torque, I wouldn't suggest it.
It had F150 axles, wheels, etc. Unless you can custom modify a frame, and still have it hold up to a lot of torque, I wouldn't suggest it.
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