Thanks appreciate it, and the 5r44e is a 5 speed right, and 4r is a 4 speed
No, both are EXACTLY the same transmission internally, Ford used Computer software added a 5th gear to the 4R, so Ford could advertise it as a 5R because it was now a 5-speed, the new "gear" was between the old 1st and 2nd
If you put a 5R into a Ranger with 4R software it will work as a 4R
If you put a 1995/1996 4.0l 4R into a 1998-2000 4.0l it would act like a 5R, 5-speeds, because 1998-2000 4.0l computer has 5R software
But in 2001 Ford also added 2 external sensors required by the 2001 and up 5R software
This is when all Ranger computers got the 5R software
So you can't use a 1995-2000 4R in a 2001-2011 Ranger, because they don't have the extra sensors
But YOU CAN use a 2001 to 2011 5R in a 1995-2000 Ranger as a 4R, or 5R in the case of 1998-2000 4.0l Rangers
5R software turns on OverDrive whole still in 1st gear, this adds a 5th Ratio(gear), so a new 2nd gear
Automatics have "Ratios" not specific gears like a manual transmission
They have planetary gear sets that can do multiple ratios