4 banger auto tran HELP!

[powerwagon]

hello im colton riegel i live in nc. im new to ford rangers im used to full size dodges ,im about to by a 89 ford ranger 3 in body lift on 31 intercos with flat bed. it is a 4 cyl with a 5 speed it needs a shifter bushing??? its nylon i gess on the botom. do i replace the whole shifter or do i just get the nylon ball? AND i would like to swap to auto wuts the best auto to swap in and still work with the t case? can some one give me years that interchange? i can get any trany for 75 bucks from pull apart!

 

[locovaca]

1. Shifter bushing are easy to replae if it's a Mazda. http://www.therangerstation.com/Magazine/winter2007/shifterbushings.htm
2. You don't want to swap an auto in. The best auto tranny is the one that isn't on your truck. If you do, you better like rebuilding or else pulling new trannys because they aren't the most durable things, to put it nicely.