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| | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 | If I were frame swapping and wanted four-wheel-drive I'd swap to a four-wheel-drive frame. Adding the front axle and transfer case mean you are fabricating both suspension mounts and body mounts along with adapting all the controls.
In my mind the only reason to do a frame swap is to get suspension you can't get with the stock frame. If you want IFS a frame swap is one way to get there. If you want IFS four-wheel-drive its probably the only practical way to get there.
But if you want a lifted 4x4 you probably want a solid front axle and in that case I'd suggest keeping the original frame and adding the pieces to it. Converting your original frame will be no more work than converting the Ranger frame, and it saves you the body mount issues you'll have with any frame swap.
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