Mantooth
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- Joined
- Nov 4, 2023
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- Location
- Everett Washington
- Vehicle Year
- 1993
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Transmission
- Manual
Need help sourcing the right bellhousing. My 93 ranger has a 4.0 and an M5OD manual transmission. I just picked up a complete c4 with a sbf bellhousing and an advanced adapters tailhousing setup to use the stock ranger transfer case. My truck has a behemoth drivetrain doubler so i will be sticking with ranger transfercases. This one has lost first gear. It also came with another c4 that has the slip yoke style output but it has been completely disassembled and the parts seem to be in good condition. They are both case fill style transmissions. What I’m having a hard time trying to figure out is what bellhousing I need. From searching around different forums, I’m seeing everyone say that to bolt the c4 to a 4.0 I will need a c5 bellhousing, flex plate, converter, and maybe a spacer as well. The 4.0 and the 2.8/2.9 are of the same engine family and the bellhousing bolt pattern are the same so it will work. The part that confuses me is why would I want to find a c5 bellhousing and other parts and not find a c4 bellhousing? They don’t make lockup converters anymore so there’s no benefit of a c5 bellhousing that I can see. I’ve found 2 bellhousings from mustang II’s with a 2.8L and a C4 that I’m trying to purchase. Why haven’t I seen many people recommending that bellhousing? If these fall through, can anyone recommend a few years/models of fords that I can source the right set of components from? And does anyone have what I need? Pic is of the complete trans with missing 1st which did come with a converter (again this was from a sbf so converter won’t work). This is for a dedicated rock crawler truck that gets trailered. Looking to have an automatic for more technical trails and I know the C4 can be built to be plenty strong for what I need.