Junkyard Transmission

[Lwhite97]

So to start out with I am planning to do a junkyard 351 swap into a 4x4 manual ranger. Just to ease myself into this I am going to just take a bone stock 351 out of and f150 or an ecoline or whatever I find and throw that in there, but later I plan on building it out and turboing it. My question is this: what transmission should I go with, and what make/model/year vehicle has said transmission in it? I was looking at the T5 but I saw someone say that anything over stock hp/ftlb will shred that to pieces. Also, what about the transfer case? I've never really worked transmissions before, and especially not a 4x4 one. I was reading that you can get adapters to fit the T5 I think to the stock transfer case. I also have an 02 automatic 4x4 explorer sitting in my driveway with a shot transmission in it, and was wondering if that would have the correct rear axle (the 8.8).

 

[fastpakr]

An '02 Explorer should have the independent rear 8.8, which is (almost certainly) not what you want.

 

[Lwhite97]

An '02 Explorer should have the independent rear 8.8, which is (almost certainly) not what you want.

Damn, that's what I thought. It's the generation before this one right? The "exploder?"

 

[fordwheelinman]

Is the 02 a 2 door or 4 door?

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[Lwhite97]

Is the 02 a 2 door or 4 door?

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4 door. And if I can't use the axle out if it, is there anything I could use out of it? Radiator? T/C? Suspension stuff?

 

[Lwhite97]

Is the 02 a 2 door or 4 door?

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It's also a 4.0L if that matters.

 

[fordwheelinman]

No, only 2/4 door. The 2 door explorers in 02 had a solid rear axle, just like the sport trac versions. Standard full body 4 doors had independent rears that bite the big one.

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[Lwhite97]

No, only 2/4 door. The 2 door explorers in 02 had a solid rear axle, just like the sport trac versions. Standard full body 4 doors had independent rears that bite the big one.

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ahh, Oh well. Thanks for the info.