manual trans.......rare??
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hey what's up guys.....Im new here and Im looking to buy a Bronco for a daily driver,and plan on building it into a prerunner with long travel/full cage/glass...all the goodies.....anyway
I would really like to have a manual transmission......preferrably the 5 speed......how rare are they??? ...in my search through the classifieds the past few days I have only come across one five speed...and maybe two four speeds.....in my area
Should I hold out for one??? search harder??.........or should I just get a nice automatic in good condition and when it croaks,drop in a 5-speed???.......
anyone know where to find figures on how many vehicles were sold each year...?? automatics vs. manuals???
thanks for the help
I would really like to have a manual transmission......preferrably the 5 speed......how rare are they??? ...in my search through the classifieds the past few days I have only come across one five speed...and maybe two four speeds.....in my area
Should I hold out for one??? search harder??.........or should I just get a nice automatic in good condition and when it croaks,drop in a 5-speed???.......
anyone know where to find figures on how many vehicles were sold each year...?? automatics vs. manuals???
thanks for the help
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yo,
Autotrader has an "advanced" search engine where you can select the tranny, but not the engine.
http://www.autotrader.com/
btw, saw only one manual tranny in 92-96 years in zip 21131 @ Autotrader (and NONE in Edmunds search engine); had over 100k miles tho! Get the VIN breakout so you can determine if ths bronco has the 5.8.
I saw new 96's (when we were shopping for our 96 5.0 in 96 ) w/5.8 and manual tranny on a just one lot; all were XL's and I believe only one was an XLT; I also believe that the EB models in 96 only had E4OD's.
I also searched the Big Bronco section of Superford's My Big bronco and found none w/the eng/train listed. None for sale in MBB either; didn't ck this site's classified's yet.
Take a look at Edmund's for standard and optional equipt for the years you are seeking.
http://www.edmunds.com/used/
and look in the here for a concise Bronco history for more info:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/dcforum/DCForumID97/3483.html
Autotrader has an "advanced" search engine where you can select the tranny, but not the engine.
http://www.autotrader.com/
btw, saw only one manual tranny in 92-96 years in zip 21131 @ Autotrader (and NONE in Edmunds search engine); had over 100k miles tho! Get the VIN breakout so you can determine if ths bronco has the 5.8.
I saw new 96's (when we were shopping for our 96 5.0 in 96 ) w/5.8 and manual tranny on a just one lot; all were XL's and I believe only one was an XLT; I also believe that the EB models in 96 only had E4OD's.
I also searched the Big Bronco section of Superford's My Big bronco and found none w/the eng/train listed. None for sale in MBB either; didn't ck this site's classified's yet.
Take a look at Edmund's for standard and optional equipt for the years you are seeking.
http://www.edmunds.com/used/
and look in the here for a concise Bronco history for more info:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/dcforum/DCForumID97/3483.html
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I had to look for a while before I found my 5-speed bronco. Even then it was four hours away. I ended up buying a XLT with a 302EFI and the mazda 5-speed with overdrive. I didn't think the 5.8 came with a 5-speed option in later years. I would deffently wait until you find a manual bronco before you buy. But I know I couldn't stand driving a auto for any length of time.
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[updated:LAST EDITED ON 26-Oct-02 AT 07:30 PM (EST)]I don't know the exact production figures of manual vs. automatic Broncos,but I can tell you production totals from 1987 through 1990 model years. They are : 1987 :57,013
1988 :59,412
1989: 70,156
1990 : 45,861
You won't find a manual 5-speed behind a Bronco with a 5.8L engine,but Broncos equipped with the 5.0L were available with two different 5-speed transmissions,and so was the 4.9L I-6,but that engine was dropped from the Bronco line after the 1992 models.You could always swap a 5-speed manual into your Bronco.The automatics found behind the 5.8L you want were either the C-6 three speed automatic(which has an excellent reputation....),or the later E4OD electronic four speed automatic with overdrive(which has a good reputation).If you are swapping in a late-model 5-speed,you'll probably want the M5OD-HD,with the 5.72:1 first("creeper")gear.This would probably be a nice match for the 5.8L engine.
1988 :59,412
1989: 70,156
1990 : 45,861
You won't find a manual 5-speed behind a Bronco with a 5.8L engine,but Broncos equipped with the 5.0L were available with two different 5-speed transmissions,and so was the 4.9L I-6,but that engine was dropped from the Bronco line after the 1992 models.You could always swap a 5-speed manual into your Bronco.The automatics found behind the 5.8L you want were either the C-6 three speed automatic(which has an excellent reputation....),or the later E4OD electronic four speed automatic with overdrive(which has a good reputation).If you are swapping in a late-model 5-speed,you'll probably want the M5OD-HD,with the 5.72:1 first("creeper")gear.This would probably be a nice match for the 5.8L engine.
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yo,
I stand corrected. I've looked in my folders for the ad I saved and I thought it was a 5.8 and 5 speed.
We did have a 78 with that combo, so maybe my brain is shot from the exausts I've inhaled over the years.
I stand corrected. I've looked in my folders for the ad I saved and I thought it was a 5.8 and 5 speed.
We did have a 78 with that combo, so maybe my brain is shot from the exausts I've inhaled over the years.
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The ZF S5-42 was the HD 5sp wOD & granny from '88-94; then it was the S5-47 (same speeds). But it's VERY rare to find them in 1/2-ton trucks. The M5OD 1st gear isn't really a granny.
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