transfer case

[forrestrat]

will a transfer case out of 1985 ranger work in a 1990 ford ranger with overdrive trans. it has 1354 e . but i would like a manual transfer case

 

[Sunk]

Yes, but you may need to modify the front shaft. The Dana 35 in the 90 has a larger center section so the shaft is shorter.

 

[Wicked_Sludge]

woah woah woah. wait.

it depends on what transmission is in the 85. one of the available transmissions in that year is 1" shorter than the A4LD/M5OD that will be in the '90, meaning the front driveline is already 1" shorter.

now if i could just remember which trans. is the short one you might PM allan about it...hes the one that i learned that little secret from.

 

[2ranger87]

woah woah woah. wait.

it depends on what transmission is in the 85. one of the available transmissions in that year is 1" shorter than the A4LD/M5OD that will be in the '90, meaning the front driveline is already 1" shorter.

now if i could just remember which trans. is the short one you might PM allan about it...hes the one that i learned that little secret from.

If the 85 has an auto, it will be an a4ld, which of course, is the same length as the newer a4ld......

If it has a 5-spd, it will either be a tk5 OR an fm145, which is actually about 2 inches shorter than any manual transmission offered in a '90. (unless some one already swapped in a m5od/fm146)

Typically, the front shaft from a fm145/tk5 is a direct bolt in if you are swapping in a slip yoke t/case in a truck with a d35 with an a4ld/fm146/m50d tranny. I'm in the process of doing the exact same swap on my '91, and going by lengths, the fm145/tk5 front shaft should work.

Of course, if i am wrong, i'm sure someone will chime in.......