Looking in to doing a 302 swap, NEED info???

[baddad457]

Before doing anything, find out what rearend you have now. No sense spending money when you may not have to. In 90% of the swaps, the stock rear will be fine for at least a good while afterwards. Unless you go right out and drag race it, you're not going to break the 7.5 immediately out the door.

 

[Gotta_gofast]

Oh yea, I have a friend who has a wrecked 67' stang in his drive, it has a three speed auto behind a 200ci I6, I assume it is a c4 that it has a windsor v8 bolt pattern, does anybody know if it would work??? and going about 55-60 mph highway average, with a 3.73 rear end, would I get maybe 18-23 mpg if I was easy on the pedal?

I wouldn't bother with a pre-1970 C4. They have the weaker 24 spline input shaft and a couple other oddities. If your engine is fairly stock and you keep it at 55mph, you might get 18 mpg. But if you keep the engine stock, then its really not that much fun now is it!

 

[originalnitro]

Yea I think I'll keep it simple, and do you think I could get a hold of a 3.54 or so axle pretty easy(sorry about so many questions, I'm kind of an ametuer as far as ford v8s and ect.)

what rear end do you have now? i started with the origin 7.5 with 3.45 gears and it held up fine.If you are going to swap the rear end for another gear ratio i would go ahead and upgrade to a 8.8 with 3.55 gears one out of a newer model ranger with a 4.0 is a direct bolt in i picked one up for $300.

 

[bullitproofranger]

I have a 7.5 with ??? 3.73 gears ????, it Is a four cyl like yours was, so who knows, it may have the same ratio

 

[originalnitro]

look on the lable on door and post axle code,or look on the metal tag on the rear end ratio should be stamped on it.