Im here. Rangers and mud suck unless you have tons of lift and huge tires but thats what it take for almost everything to mud ride. Just build the Ranger up for trail riding. What year model is the ranger?
You can swap a jeep dana 30 under the front and keep the 8.8 (if thats the rear you have) for the cost of a 6" lift and you will gain 3-4" just from the axle swap. Here are some pics of mine.
Jimmy the 80's model F150 didnt come with a solid axle 44 in was split in half with the stupid ttb crap.
This is how it looks now
And when I had way to much lift
Ps Im not that bald but i am missing a few hairs and the sun was shinning that day.
If you have any Ford questions I would be happy to try and answer them.