Ok guys I'm going to do the 4wd swap.

Outdoorsman is selling me like 75% of what i need: axle, knuckles, spindles, brakes, driveshaft etc etc.

I need to know what I have to do relating to the trans.

I'm going to get a 1354 manual shift tcase so I want to know if I should just get a 4wd trans or one of my buddies at work said just the "tail cone"?

whats the easiest way?

 

The trans will need a complete rebuild. You'll have to replace the tailhousing and the output shaft, which requires a complete teardown. Remember the tailhousing youll need is pretty rare. Itll have to have the OSS hole along with the manual case shifter bosses.

 

I'd ask a couple people on here that have converted theirs

 

If you are an automatic, if you convert to 4x4 trans, the threads and the OSS should be there if your new tailhousing or new trans is a 01+ trans.

If manual....good freakin' luck finding that damn tailhousing. Took me 2 years of hardcore searching to find mine.

 

I have been wantin to do this and my plan was to buy a full cheap truck hats 4wd and just fix up some parts and swap trans and the rest of the front end and switch the 2wd to the other one and screw around with it

 

so you're saying just get a used 4x4 trans? correct?

 

haha my truck came stock with those holes made my manual tcase swap easy as pie

 

If it were me, I would. No downtime on the truck except for the swap itself. No waiting on the trans to be done. Plus, you can probably do it for not much more than the money for the rear shaft and tailhousing swap. I have a nice history of getting low mile parts for cheap...maybe you'll ahve the same luck with that trans. Check out 0RangerEdge2's 4x4 conversion thread.

 

thats the thread i was looking at primarily.

yeah i went to look for trans today at an all ford yard, and they didn't have a damn thing. no 1354 manual and no auto tranny. i need an 01-05? correct?

 

I believe 01+ on 3.0. I know it's definately 01+ for 4.0...just a little unsure on the 3.0. The speed sensor is in the tailhousing.

Check out Car-Part.com--Used Auto Parts Market They're how I found my engine.


EDIT: Did a quick search in Arizona. In pheonix, Precision Auto Parts is listing a 7,000 mile 3.0L 4x4 trans from a '03 for only $600.

 

ooohh. that sounds good. thanks shane!