5 speed swap questions

[omgshawn]

I have a 94 Ranger, XLT 4x4. The A4LD is giving me problems so I want to swap it to 5 speed. I've done it to a few cars, but never a 4x4 truck. I tried looking around, found a few helpful articles, but I just wanted to confirm some questions I have.

I'm pretty sure I read that the manual trans all have the same dimensions 88-96(Somewhere around there), but do the transfer cases have to be changed? The case in the truck now is electric, I wouldn't mind going to a manual one but would prefer not to if I didn't have to.

Does anything else need to be changed? Driveshafts? I know with the cars I've done they all needed manual driveshafts installed. Any other helpful tips would be appreciated


-Shawn

 

[ranger-93]

What transfer case do you have now? I think its the borg warner 1354 electric shift. If so I would think a 5 speed from a 93-97 would work. Someone correct me if Im wrong.

 

[omgshawn]

Yes it has a bw 1354 electric

 

[ranger-93]

than a 5 speed from an appropriate year should match up with the transfer case. what i dont know and you should check is if the transfer case was farther forward or farther back with an auto trans, thus shortening or lengthening the driveshafts.

 

[omgshawn]

That's what I'm trying to figure out

 

[91ROKKRAWLER]

the m50d is the same length as the a4ld, you shouldn't have to change dshafts or anything... tcases are the same as well. straight bolt in...