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[12gauge]

1990 xlt 2wd 2.9 ext cab a4ld trans i bought the truck with a manual trans. it org. had a auto in it. im in the prosses of putting the auto back in it. ok the trans is bolted back in it. now heres the problem their is about 3-5 inchs between the trans mount and the crossover is their a bracket that fills that area or is the manual crossover different than the automatic crossover thank you in advance. also i cant find a used shifter linkage what elese will work

[AllanD]

Please explain to me why you wanted a failure prone automatic?

By definition the only "Strange problem" wth an automatic trans is that there
aren't more problems with them than there are.

as for "Crossover" do you mean the transmission crossmember?

and as for your "five inches", up down? front to back?
Next what did you take the auto out of?

Be VERY specific.

a 1990 Ranger should take the same transmission and shift linkage as an Explorer
with a column shifter, if the transmission you got is out of an earlier ranger (or an aerostar) there is no linkage that will mate to it and the vehicle
and the linkage arm on the A4LD is not easily replaceable even for the
more artisticly inclined experts.

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