American1990
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- Dec 10, 2010
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- Location
- Conyers, Ga
- Vehicle Year
- 1989 1990 1992
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 4.0
- Transmission
- Manual
- My credo
- Build it, Break it, Re-build it stronger.
Ok guys, I did a 4.0 swap awhile ago and I've been using the FM146 behind my 4.0 it held up fine but now I got a transmission to replace it with, a Toyo Koygo 5 speed, that came from a 4.0 explorer now, I know there a length difference between the FM and Toyo of like 2-3 inches, so my ideas are the following (P.S. a M50D-R1 4x4 version nearly IMPOSSIBLE to come by where I live) SO idea 1) find a ranger with the same transmission and wheel base and take the drive shaft 2) I've wanted to do a Chevy leaf spring swap for the lift and springs, so if i did that and moved the front shackles would that compensate for the distance of space needed for the drive shaft or would I need to move all four shackles to compensate for it? 3) Am i just crazy?