The Ford Ranger is one of the original small pick up trucks in America, and has been on the market since being introduced in 1983, right up until 2011. The Ranger has a twin brother too, it’s called the Mazda B-series truck. The Ranger than, is the North American version, we will discuss that one, although much of this info may be the retrofit-table, don’t chance it, get Ford Ranger Transmissions for sale from someone that knows their stuff, call GotTransmissions.com right now, 866-320-1182.
You can see by examining the first generation of Rangers that Ford relied very much on Foreign manual transmissions as part of their lineup. Part of the confusion has to do with which models are domestic and which ones are for the foreign markets only.
The list below is of every transmission, automatic and manual made from 1983 to current times. The codes are provided next to each transmission, and the manufacturer. The automatic transmissions are made by Ford.
First Generation Rangers: made from 1983 to 1988 were equipped with:
4-speed Toyo Kogyo TK4
5-speed Toyo Kogyo TK5
5-speed Mitsubishi FM132
5-speed Mitsubishi FM145
5-speed Mitsubishi FM146
5-speed Mazda M5OD-R1
Automatic Transmissions:
3-speed C3
3-speed C5
4-speed A4LD
Second Generation: 1989 to 1992:
Manual Transmissions:
5-speed Mitsubishi FM132
5-speed Mitsubishi FM146
5-speed Mazda M5OD-R1
Automatic Transmissions:
4-speed A4LD
Third Generation from 1993 to 1997:
Manual Transmissions:
5-speed Mazda M5OD-R1
Automatic Transmissions:
4-speed A4LD
4-speed 4R44E
4-speed 4R55E
5-speed 5R55E
1998 to present:
Manual Transmissions:
5-speed Mazda M5OD-R1
Automatic Transmissions:
4-speed 4R44E
5-speed 5R55E
The Ford Ranger was one of the first small sized pickups in America, and was put to good use by all sorts of people. It was inexpensive and perfect for weekend hauling or light service work. But it has scene use by small commercial business where a large load capacity is not needed.
You can see that the manual transmissions were made by Mitsubishi or Mazda, which came in the B series pickups too. The automatic transmissions used by Ford are made by Ford, and used in the Mazda clones.
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