Ranger Conversion

I have an 85 Ranger sitting collecting rust. is the rear axle short enough to allow the rims to tuck under the bed so I won't have to buy a Toyota rear end for my 86 B2000?

You sure can...

http://streetsource.com/forum/topic.aspx?topic_id=104551&Topic_title=Using+Ranger+rear+for+5-lug+conversion.+&forum_id=23&forum_title=Mazda+Trucks

Pay extra attention to the shortening part, it is awesome.