Motor mounts

[davem]

I am doing a V8 swap into a 99 ranger 2wd with coil springs. What motor mounts will work in this swap? I have read that V6 mounts and a special home made plate will work good. My V6 mounts arrived today and they look like the motor will be too high. I have not trial fitted the block to them yet, but i have trial fitted it with the 4 cyl mounts and they looked about the right height. The V6 mounts sets the engine around 1" higher. Anybody that has done this swap have any thoughts?

Thanks for the help
Dave

[jzwartster]

You will have a problem with clearence for your headers, assuming your using thes. Jegs has the proper mounts for the v8 swap for $95. they also have ceramic headers for $450.

[davem]

The Jegs mounts 969-9717 say they are for up to 97 ranger is there a different # or will these work for the 99 and you say that there headers will work in a 99?

Thanks for the reply and info
Dave

[v8ranger]

I used my stock V6 mounts and made the plates.. here are a couple pics. If you look, you can see I had to make the drivers side plate thicker than the passanger side. And you can see where I had to notch the frame on the passanger side.

[Dave]

The '98' and newer Rangers are a whole lot different. It's the change in the suspension that causes problems. The motor plates to use are below and recommend using the V-6 SOHC mounts. The only headers that have been proven to work are the stock Explorer manifolds, the out of production FRPP ones or the expensive Torque Monster headers.
Dave



Steering shaft clearance with other headers and this is with the motor raised almost 2" to clear motor mounts.

[jzwartster]

Oh I see the suspension change in 98. Its looks likle the headers you have are the same as I in my 93, you might need to swap them.

[davem]

Dave Thanks for the info What model are the 4.0 sohc v6 mounts from? I can't read the part number on your print and a 4.0 v6 sohc does not show up for a ranger. I have the 1999 4.0 v6 mounts i just received and one is different from the other one. That is no problem i can redrill the holes if needed. but are they the proper mounts?

Thanks for the great info

Dave

[Grumpy]

i dunno if its the same or not ...... but i used the L&L mounts and filter relocation kit on my 90 Ranger ... and got Kaufman hedders to go on it too ....

[Dave]

Dave Thanks for the info What model are the 4.0 sohc v6 mounts from? I can't read the part number on your print and a 4.0 v6 sohc does not show up for a ranger. I have the 1999 4.0 v6 mounts i just received and one is different from the other one. That is no problem i can redrill the holes if needed. but are they the proper mounts?

Thanks for the great info

Dave

The other Dave (M)! Ford did switch to the SOHC in I believe 2001, now I believe they are interchanable. The plans are from Brian B, an engineer at Ford. He did have an early version for the OHV mounts. Did you get the mounts from Ford or aftermarket? Some of them are totally wrong. See you have your E-mail listed so I'll send you a pdf version and a larger dwg file, let me know if that works.
Dave

[Dave]

i dunno if its the same or not ...... but i used the L&L mounts and filter relocation kit on my 90 Ranger ... and got Kaufman hedders to go on it too ....

Totally different trucks Grump. It would be like mixing and matching 302 parts from Ford and Chevy -- Don't work. Still need some heads? Hint, Hint?
Dave

[davem]

I don't know if this will help but here are a couple of views of the frame and the mount holes. This is a show truck and i want the mounts to look as neat as possible. I like the brackets in the drawings and would like to replicate them. Is there a way of getting a readable copy of the prints?

Thanks Dave

[davem]

It don't look much like show right now. But spring is around the corner

[Grumpy]

i dunno if its the same or not ...... but i used the L&L mounts and filter relocation kit on my 90 Ranger ... and got Kaufman hedders to go on it too ....

YUP ... im sending out a couple MO 's in the morning ... $550 total for now ... when i get my check in... ill be sending a more... might be another month or so b4 ill have ya paid in FULL .... but these 2 will be on the way in the morning ... 2 @ $275 each ....... so ill need to know what shipping will cost me so ill know how much more i got to send ya ... lol

like i said...
$700 for heads
$55 for intake plate
$35 for past due shipping
$$$$$ for shipping on this one ...
that it ?
lol

oh BTW... you asked if i had head bolts ... yes and no ... all i got are stock ones.... in one post you said that you had a set that i would need and also said you would include them in the deal too....

so let me know what i still owe... and ill get it all out to ya ASAP .. might be in small monthly payments... but you WILL get it .... THANX ALOT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dave]

I don't know if this will help but here are a couple of views of the frame and the mount holes. This is a show truck and i want the mounts to look as neat as possible. I like the brackets in the drawings and would like to replicate them. Is there a way of getting a readable copy of the prints?

Thanks Dave

Dave, I sent out what should be readable about an hour ago, check your spam filter. I was talking to one guy about wheels and such and used the words "studs" and it got blocked. If you can't read them let me know.
Dave