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[Redneck Youth]

if i drop a 5.0 in my truck, what would i have to change in the driveline, as in, transfer case, drive shafts etc...

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

if i drop a 5.0 in my truck, what would i have to change in the driveline, as in, transfer case, drive shafts etc...

You can get multimillion dollar adaptors to keep your stock t-case and driveshafts... otherwise you are going to need to go to a fullsize t-case and custom length driveshafts.

Again, more info in the tech libary or V8 swap forum by searching.

 

[cody93]

you'd probly want the fullsize stuff anyways just to handle the v8 power

 

[shane96ranger]

if i drop a 5.0 in my truck, what would i have to change in the driveline, as in, transfer case, drive shafts etc...

This will contain a very large portion of the answers you seek:

http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/V8Conversions.html

 

[projectnitemare]

Anymore the answer is pretty much yes you will have to change some stuff. You can buy some adapters but they won't gurantee you keep the stock driveshafts. A C4 with a C5 tailshaft and extenstion housing will let you retain your stock t-case but still no gurantee on driveshafts. Best bet is to find a donor vehicle with what you want to swap in. You wil have the engine, trans and t-case. You will have less in driveshaft modifications than adapters that way.

Matt

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

A C4 with a C5 tailshaft and extenstion housing will let you retain your stock t-case but still no gurantee on driveshafts.

The rear will be roughly 4" too short and the front will be 4" too long. That is what I found when I swapped out my A4LD (same length as M5OD so the OP's would be similar no matter what he has) for a V8 C5 with a RBV C5 tailhousing.

For the record it is a lot cheaper to get a different driveshaft and have it shortened than to have one retubed to make it longer. They did not tell me this and were happy to charge me $280 for a retubed stock driveshaft and $50 to cut down my front.

 

[scooter]

if i drop a 5.0 in my truck, what would i have to change in the driveline, as in, transfer case, drive shafts etc...

Search man,,,, SEARCH. Its alllllllll on here.
There is a tech library. Use it, this is what its for. Read other peoples build threads, a 302/sas has been done 100's of times. Do a little leg work and look for yourself.

Please......

Todd S.

 

[clvanhorn]

Search man,,,, SEARCH. Its alllllllll on here.
There is a tech library. Use it, this is what its for. Read other peoples build threads, a 302/sas has been done 100's of times. Do a little leg work and look for yourself.



Todd S.

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