Howdy, i need a 2wd 5 speed for my project truck. I got given a donor truck with a 4wd M5R2 in it, which doesn't fit between the frame rails of the '49.

I found a 2wd 5 speed 95 f150 parts truck on craigs list for 200 bucks, but the guy isn't sure if it's a ZF or M5. I'm **** out of options here and can't afford a refurbished unit from abroad. And the guy won't let it go as anything other than a whole hog full truck, so it's all or nothing. Does the ZF F150 trans (IE not the close ratio heavy duty unit) share a clutch and transmission mount with the M5R2, and can i bolt that to my '91 302 and use the '91 clutch? I really need to know and i don't want to spend the time and money to find out.

 

The F150 didn't get the ZF5 transmission in 95 (or any other year for that matter, I think). It will only be the M5R2. But regardless, the clutch, slave, flywheel, hydraulics, etc should be interchangeable between the two transmissions.

 

Nevermind, the trans in the truck was the correct unit. Don't even need to get desperate

Also wikipedia says those things came with ZF S5-42's sometimes, so i don't know. Maybe they're F350 and up or something.