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mannual swap.....


84_Nor*Cal_Ranger

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City
Lake County, CA
Vehicle Year
1984
Transmission
Automatic
what would i need to swap over from a c-5? i have a 2.8 in the truck. what trans and transfer cace (manual) would i need? and what can i get it out of? i prety much know about the rest of the swap. just need to know what would be best for my truck. oh and ill be doing the d35 swap at the same time to if all works out:icon_welder:

tom
 
Well luckly for you the 2.8L, 2.9L and 4.0L are all in the same family of engines. The bolt pattern for the bell housings are the same. Depending on what you are going to do you I would either recommend a TK5 for a stock truck or the 4.0L's M5OD. Actually get the M5OD. it can be had from early explorers and pretty much any ranger based vehicle with the 4.0L.

Although the TK5 will be less work because you don't have to move the crossmember around.

For the T case I would say the BW 1350 should be fine and it will come with the TK5, the 1354 was on later models and is harder to find in a manual setup. But get a manual it will be worth it.

OK so if you go with the TK5 you just need to find a donor truck with the parts would be the easiest. I don't know what all you will need but I do know you will need the clutch pedal assembly, slave and master cylinders, the hydrolic lines, Flywheel from the vehicle with the same transmission, also clutch and pressure plate for that flywheel, and starter for that trans and flywheel so it matches up. There maybe other stuff associated with it too but I have only owned sticks and haven't fooled around with them too much.
 
so the tk5 is the easyest? hows the gear ratios for them? would it stand up to a 2.8 w/ cam and headers? (sorry for the 20 questions) i've only ever owned autos but love to drive stick (more reliable to me)

tom
 
so the tk5 is the easyest? hows the gear ratios for them? would it stand up to a 2.8 w/ cam and headers? (sorry for the 20 questions) i've only ever owned autos but love to drive stick (more reliable to me)

tom

Yep, the TK5 is the stock transmission for the 83/84 year rangers. there was also the TK4 with is the same but no overdrive. It will hold up fine. I have had mine almost 450,000 miles without a problem and I got 31's and beat my truck and it still runs/drives fine. It can hold up to the 4.0L too.
 
No I just got the 2.8L right now, I'm hopefully swapping in a 5.0L this summer though...

Well if your going that direction I would probably recommend the M5OD. The TK5 would probably be fine with it but everyone says anything but the 4.0L, M5OD, BW1354, D35, and 8.8" are the only things worth swapping in. I have never broken my "weak" stuff doing way worse things then most discribe... but hey.
 

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