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trooper Tdiesel · 05-07-2012, 01:18 AM

what type of drive train does the 2wd truck have?
is the 2wd truck a 4.9, 5.0, or 5.8L engine

2.73, 3.08, 3.27, 3.55, 3.73, 4.10 or 4.55 geared

the 2.73 ratio is only in 2wds. all others are made 2wd and 4wd.

the axil code on the drivers door will help find this out.
two numbers like 18 indicates a open diff, where one that's say F5 means the rear is a LSD diff.

in the early 90s there was i think two or three manual tranys.

and several different auto tranys as well.
in the mid to late 80s there's double that many tranys to pick from
1986 was the last year that ford sold the three on the tree manual trans

then there's sort bed and long, reg cab and extra cab, 2wd and 4wd.

need less to say all these differences, can have a staggering affect on MPG

05-07-2012, 01:18 AM	#98 (permalink)
trooper Tdiesel live, breath, Isuzu-Ds Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: oregon Posts: 231 puddle jumper - '93 Suzuki sidekick base model energizer bunny - '86 isuzu trooper base model Clifford the big red dog - '84 GM S-10 durango Thanks: 1 Thanked 20 Times in 17 Posts	what type of drive train does the 2wd truck have? is the 2wd truck a 4.9, 5.0, or 5.8L engine 2.73, 3.08, 3.27, 3.55, 3.73, 4.10 or 4.55 geared the 2.73 ratio is only in 2wds. all others are made 2wd and 4wd. the axil code on the drivers door will help find this out. two numbers like 18 indicates a open diff, where one that's say F5 means the rear is a LSD diff. in the early 90s there was i think two or three manual tranys. and several different auto tranys as well. in the mid to late 80s there's double that many tranys to pick from 1986 was the last year that ford sold the three on the tree manual trans then there's sort bed and long, reg cab and extra cab, 2wd and 4wd. need less to say all these differences, can have a staggering affect on MPG __________________ 1 86 T\D trooper with rare GEN 3 rods TRANS FIXED NOW DD 1 86 4WD 5sp pup is 2.3L gas, but plan on 2.2L diesel repower 1 91 trop, long term plan is a group buy of imported Isuzu 4JB1-T 2.8L I-4 engines, hoping to get price down to 2K not 3K plus 1993 sidekick my MPG toy, epa rating 26. i get 29/31 with stock drive train.