EmoryEagle
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- 2006 Explorer 4.0 4x4
Hello all - i'm new to the forum and would greatly appreciate your insights....
Background:
My '06 4.0L 4x4 explorer's engine recently bit the dust. The truck is still in great condition and i'm evaluating my options. The engine must be replaced and before the engine died the transmission was starting to hesitate and not shift properly. So, if i'm going to rebuild/replace the engine I'd almost certainly replace the transmission at the same time....which brings me to my quesiton:
Question: The Ford Rangers of the same generation also use the 4.0 SOHC engine. I wonder your all's thoughts on swapping in a Ranger 4.0 SOHC and a Ranger Manual 4x4 transmission.... which i realize would include the clutch pedal install and all that. Would I also need to swap computers? Would i have to shorten the drive shafts to the rear and front axels to make this fit?
To head off the question of why a ranger package: (1) I want a manual transmission (2) from what i've seen the Ranger 4.0 SOHC's don't have nearly the failure rate as the explorer's and (3) I think I'd consider buying a salvaged Ranger to scavenge all of the required parts from.
Thanks for reading!
Background:
My '06 4.0L 4x4 explorer's engine recently bit the dust. The truck is still in great condition and i'm evaluating my options. The engine must be replaced and before the engine died the transmission was starting to hesitate and not shift properly. So, if i'm going to rebuild/replace the engine I'd almost certainly replace the transmission at the same time....which brings me to my quesiton:
Question: The Ford Rangers of the same generation also use the 4.0 SOHC engine. I wonder your all's thoughts on swapping in a Ranger 4.0 SOHC and a Ranger Manual 4x4 transmission.... which i realize would include the clutch pedal install and all that. Would I also need to swap computers? Would i have to shorten the drive shafts to the rear and front axels to make this fit?
To head off the question of why a ranger package: (1) I want a manual transmission (2) from what i've seen the Ranger 4.0 SOHC's don't have nearly the failure rate as the explorer's and (3) I think I'd consider buying a salvaged Ranger to scavenge all of the required parts from.
Thanks for reading!