Clutch pedals

[Clay46]

I was wondering if a clutch pedal from a 89-92 style ranger will fit in an 87 ranger. I'm trying to do a manual swap in my 87 ranger but the junkyard doesn't have any first gens

 

[adsm08]

Yes, it will fit. The biggest issue you will run into is that the 88+ pedals are shaped a little different. They don't work with the 2-wire plunger style switch because they don't hit the plunger. If you want a clutch switch you will need to use the later cylinder-style one that clips around the master cylinder's plunger rod.

 

[Clay46]

nevermind, just found a thread that answered this under the similar threads tab

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

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[Clay46]

i have been doing some reading and im also confused as to if you have to retime the engine after you swap in a manual. is that true? i have a 2.9L

 

[Dirtman]

Completely un educated answer but ignition timing should not matter in any way, but I know idle rpms are set different between auto vs manual.

 

[Clay46]

Completely un educated answer but ignition timing should not matter in any way, but I know idle rpms are set different between auto vs manual.

in the how to section it says to do it but it seems like when i read about how others have done it, they do not do it so im kinda confused. yeah i knew the idle was a little higher which i dont really care about since its really not going to effect anything

 

[Shran]

Would not worry about the idle speed and it has nothing to do with ignition timing anyway.

The last 4.0 swap I did involved a computer from an automatic, and a 5 speed. It was fine and idled normally. Check engine light was on and codes for torque converter lockup solenoid and 3-4 shift solenoid were present at all times but that was to be expected.

FWIW I have also put an automatic behind a 4.0 and used a 5 speed computer - it was also just fine although it was a C5, thus there was no need for the computer to know any different... for all it knows, it still has a manual behind it.