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This is interesting, this topic has come up a LOT over the years and the general consensus was always that shimming is not needed because the the slave cylinder has enough throw to make up for the hundredths of an inch that would be ground off.Or if you have yours resurfaced be sure to put a shim of the same thickness that was removed from surfacing between crankshaft and flywheel.
I personally have never shimmed and never had an issue but I agree with you that it should be done. And FWIW I've never taken measurements before and after, nor has the machine shop told me how much they removed.
Fortunately in the Ranger world, new flywheels are cheap and easy to find, I'd hate to have to buy a new flywheel for other cars though. Years ago we were doing a 460 swap in an F150 and were going to use a manual behind it... had an auto. The correct flywheel was $350!!!!!!