u/Faded_State

Tearing down and rebuilding a 2.9 V6 Cologne out of an 88 Ranger and most of the engine looks great. I noticed a couple cylinders have a tiny lip on the outboard side of the cylinder.

I was originally going to reuse these pistons and put in fresh king rings in but I’m curious if I honing stones might be okay to knock down this lip?

First full auto engine rebuild for me and I’m curious for a more experience opinion.

I bought an ‘84 4WD Ranger with a lift kit installed but I am trying to determine the length of the kit. I am not sure if it’s 4” or 6” and right now the engine is out and the front is on jacks so it’s hard to guess.

Does anybody have a factory 4WD Ranger they could throw a measuring tape and measure from the passenger side frame to the bottom of the TTB pivot bracket.

Mine measures 12” from frame to outer radius of the bracket. I’m putting a D35 front axle on and am considering dropping the lift down to make 33” tires look less goofy on a skinny tall ass truck.

Thanks!