e40d to zf5??

[POWERSTROKEN1/25]

Hey i'm new to the whole psd thing just got my first one a year ago! I'm wanting to put a zf5 s42 in place of my e40d. I pretty much have everything that i need except i have a 2x4 zf and not a 4x4 I'm just worndering if i can make it work?? i got a 95 psd 4x4 e40d 300,000 miles and having tranny problems.

[backwoodsboy]

You need a 4x4 transmission. Output shafts and tail housing are different between 2x4 and 4x4. It would be cheaper to buy a 4x4 transmission, than to rework a 2x4.

[ol_Blue97]

may i ask why you want a S42..... instead of a S47.. they hold more power and i hear thay shift better IIRC

[POWERSTROKEN1/25]

I would love to find a s47 for a 4x4 this 4x2 s42 just pretty much fell in my lap!
A friend wrecked the truck and I traded for the motor and trans!
I guess I'll sell the s42 and find a s47 4x4!!!!

[ol_Blue97]

might make more sense, i belive the 4x2 one will requre a disassembly and reassembly to change the rear tail shaft, if it can be done

[POWERSTROKEN1/25]

From the research I've done it would be easier and cheaper
For me to just get the 4x4. I still have all the other stuff just
Need the trans!

[slandry786]

if I rember correct there is somthing diffrent between the 2x4 and 4x4 cases