Adding a Ranger Gear Splitter?

[MMinMN]

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So, has anyone installed a Ranger in a FSJ(79 vintage), with an AMC V8/T18/Dana20?

If so what steps did you have to go through?

My understanding is that

1) It may be possible to update the T18 with a ford input shaft(shorter), and remove the current adapter, replace with the Ranger, but one bolt hole may need to be reworked on Ranger/Bellhousing connection. And potentially an issue with one bolt hole on the Ranger/T18 connection. And the Net difference would be about 2"

2) Purchase an 80-86 4.0 bellhousing, and a ford T18, Ranger should bolt right up, Ford T18 should bolt right up, but not sure if the Dana 20 will bolt right up.

Thoughts?

[jaber]

If the Ford T-18 is not 4x, you can take the OP shaft from the Jeep T-18 and put it into the Ford one, then mount your case. Ford would have used the D-20 or the NP 205.

[MMinMN]

If the Ford T-18 is not 4x, you can take the OP shaft from the Jeep T-18 and put it into the Ford one, then mount your case. Ford would have used the D-20 or the NP 205.

Good to know, there are two ford T18's avail. here on CL for $100.00 any idea how to tell 4W vs 2W?

[csuengr]

Four wheel drive T-18's have an adapter for the tcase. 2wd models just have a yolk on the back.

[MMinMN]

Four wheel drive T-18's have an adapter for the tcase. 2wd models just have a yolk on the back.

Right, Duh!!!

must be getting thick headed

[csuengr]

Well, one can find 2wd T-18's in 4wd trucks due to them having divorced transfer cases.