2.5L ('98-'01) Discontinued Driver side engine mount

[Ed K]

Hi all,
Anyone who has a 98-2000 (and early 2001) Ranger 2wd with the 2.5L and bad engine mounts has probably figured out that the driver side mount part #- YL5Z6038BA has been discontinued by Ford.
Everybody sells 2 passenger side mounts part #- YL5Z6038BB as a set but the passenger side doesn't fit properly on the driver's side. It will raise that side of the engine putting a twist on the drive train. How much does it twist?
I don't know since I haven't bothered to put one in because it wasn't built for that side.
Unfortunately my mounts have deteriorated even more over the past 5 years so before I go to all the trouble of removing the OEM just to put the wrong part in, I was hoping someone here might have already figured out this issue.
Has anyone successfully used another mounting bracket from a different engine? Or what about the 2.3L mounts? Will they work on the 2.5L?
Can the OEM mounting bracket be safely modified to account for the different mount shape?
Here's some info I found on a forum somewhere.

Unfortunately I can't give the OP credit since I don't remember where I copied it from.

 

[fastpakr]

Try the Duralast A5328. They have it marked as left/driver specific, and the A2853 for the right/passenger.

 

[Ed K]

Try the Duralast A5328. They have it marked as left/driver specific, and the A2853 for the right/passenger.

Thank you, but it's another copy of the passenger side mount.
I already looked at those on Autozone.com.
I'm baffled why nobody makes the driver side mount anymore and instead, passes off the passenger side as the right one for both.
If my mounts get any worse I might have to go all Hillbilly on it and cinch it down with a small chain lol. Or maybe a good HF ratchet strap.
I'd really like to hear from someone who has replaced their 2.5L OEM mounts with one of the aftermarket twins to find out how bad it twisted the drive train, or if it worked without issue.
Thanks again though for the input.