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84bluebronco2
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- Central New York
- Vehicle Year
- 94
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 4.0
- Transmission
- Manual
I'm not looking to do anything like a 4.0 or v8 swap. I have a perfect running 91 2.3 I4 from a ranger. On stock tires, and no lift, would this engine be able to drive an 84 B2 4x4? My B2 currently has a shitbrick 2.8 that i would much rather see used as a lawn ornament.
What I think I know:
I'm not interested in speed or offroad. Just looking for a useable winter DD.
The B2 has the 4spd manual transmission.
The 91 Ranger 2.3 has approx 15 less HP than the 2.8 and ?? torque.
The 2.3 is from a stock 91 Ranger XLT single cab long bed with the 5spd.
The 91 Ranger is complete but the frame and bed are gone to rust.
The 84 B2 is complete, but the engine leaks, rattles, skips, and backfires.
The emissions on the B2 are gone.
Not looking to repair the 2.8.
The electrical is worlds apart between the 84 and 91, but I can swap the dash and whatever else.
I have the 5spd ranger tranny, the 4spd B2 tranny, and an unidentified 5spd equal in length to the 4spd.
What I need to learn:
Is it possible to drive the 4x4 with a 2.3?
If not possible to drive the 4x4, can the 4x2 parts fit my B2?
If I had to sac the 4x4, will the 2.3 and 5spd mate with the B2 D-shaft?
Would the gearing in the B2 allow the swap?
Is the bolt pattern on the 2.3 the same as the 2.8/2.9 bellhousing?
If the gearing is different, would the Ranger's engine, tranny, shaft, and rearend fit my B2?
What is the unidentified 5spd?
Thanks for any input. This swap may be a tad unconventional, but these are the parts I have. Again, I don't care about offroading, lift, speed and whatever on this one. I can get another truck for that.
What I think I know:
I'm not interested in speed or offroad. Just looking for a useable winter DD.
The B2 has the 4spd manual transmission.
The 91 Ranger 2.3 has approx 15 less HP than the 2.8 and ?? torque.
The 2.3 is from a stock 91 Ranger XLT single cab long bed with the 5spd.
The 91 Ranger is complete but the frame and bed are gone to rust.
The 84 B2 is complete, but the engine leaks, rattles, skips, and backfires.
The emissions on the B2 are gone.
Not looking to repair the 2.8.
The electrical is worlds apart between the 84 and 91, but I can swap the dash and whatever else.
I have the 5spd ranger tranny, the 4spd B2 tranny, and an unidentified 5spd equal in length to the 4spd.
What I need to learn:
Is it possible to drive the 4x4 with a 2.3?
If not possible to drive the 4x4, can the 4x2 parts fit my B2?
If I had to sac the 4x4, will the 2.3 and 5spd mate with the B2 D-shaft?
Would the gearing in the B2 allow the swap?
Is the bolt pattern on the 2.3 the same as the 2.8/2.9 bellhousing?
If the gearing is different, would the Ranger's engine, tranny, shaft, and rearend fit my B2?
What is the unidentified 5spd?
Thanks for any input. This swap may be a tad unconventional, but these are the parts I have. Again, I don't care about offroading, lift, speed and whatever on this one. I can get another truck for that.
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