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Old 01-12-2010, 02:16 AM   #1
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i cant find a 5speed 4wd that came out of a 2.3 ranger. i need it for my crawler. i have a 2wd 2.3 trans and a 4.0 trans (5speed). i can for shure swap the guts and tailshaft off the 4.0 trans to the 2.3 trans correct. i kno i already asked this but i cant find my post. thanks for any help. the 3 trannys i did find had cracked houseings they still wanted above 500$ for them
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Old 01-12-2010, 07:12 AM   #2
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Yes the M5OD guts are the same. All you need is the tailshaft and tailhousing from the 4x4 version to convert your 2wd trans.
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Old 01-12-2010, 11:08 PM   #3
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Yes the M5OD guts are the same. All you need is the tailshaft and tailhousing from the 4x4 version to convert your 2wd trans.
sweet, thanks a bunch
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well the bell patterns are different, but I just like to point out the obvious.
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thats why i asked if the guys from the exploder trans would work in my 2.3 trans so i could make it 4x4
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