95 XLT Swap to 5 speed From a 92?

[gigiscwboy]

I have a 5 speed 92 XLT 4 dr with 240K miles on it and way too much rust, It is starting to get to the point where small breakages are happening faster than I can keep up (I do have to work too . A customer came in and bought an 04 FX4 Supercrew from me cause their Explorer broke, a 95 XLT 4 dr 120K - nice truck with a bad auto tranny that they will sell pretty cheap. I am considering buying it from them and parting out the 92 (it has a lot of good parts and a near new looking interior - yes the door panels are good ) I know the tranny it self is more or less a bolt up and that the puter will need changed to a man trans puter (maybe from the 92?). I am curious about any other gremlins that I will encounter. I will be doing this myself in the drive way (I am capable) but seeings as this is my wifes daily driver I can't have it down fopr 3 weeks figuring out odds and ends. I can take off a Mon (normally off Sun and Tues) if nessicary so that I can have a 3 day weekend to do it. I haver a Haynes man on the trucks also. My wife doesn't like auto trannys so just fixing the 95 would not be an option. Thanks in advance!

 

[Jason94sport]

You should be ok if you get a ECU from a 5 speed 91-92 X. You wouldn't want to use the 95 cause it's OBDII & there's sensors on it your 92 doesn't have so the ECU will be a mess. You can make it work with some know how & time. The 4WD setup is different also so you would need the tailshaft housing from a 1st gen x to mate the tranny to the X-fer case. You should be able to use the clutch lines, pedal etc from the 95.