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Flex Plate Help 302 / c4

carter2772

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I have a stock 77 bronco, 302, c4, that i am swapping in a 93 302 out of a mustang. I want to get the flex plate ordered and coming but im not sure what size i need. Stock 77 c4 will be mating up to the newer 302. I have the balancer already. Id planned to order it after i pulled the motor and was able to measure the current one, but i could save some time if i already had the flexplate.

Do any of our vendors have them? I hadnt seen them on EB sites. I guess i would end up ordering from summit...??

Much appreciates the help!
 

Broncobowsher

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If everything is stock, the AOD from a '93 Mustang flexplate will be correct.
The INCORRECT one would be from a truck with an E4OD.
 

Broncobowsher

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Correct weight, yes. It is a match for the engine. If that '93 mustang had a flexplate, that is the right one.
Bolt pattern. It has to be right, even if the Bronco is wrong. You said '77, that should be the large bolt pattern 11-7/16". That is if it is stock. If someone swapped in a '74-76 it could be wrong. I don't have the full history of your Bronco. Even if you have the odd 10.5" bolt circle convertor there isn't a flexplate that will work. The fix is to change to the more common large bolt circle convertor.
The flexplate that works with the AOD that would have been in the '93 mustang happens to have the right balance for the engine, and the same bolt pattern as a stock '77 Bronco. It is also the correct offset (there are 2 offsets because the C6 and E4OD use a different offset than the C4 and AOD). There are also multiple tooth counts available as well. The most common are 164 and 157, but there are others like a 141. The teeth are the same size, so more of them make the overall diameter of the ring gear larger. The starter stays the same. To get the starter to line up it is the bellhousing that locates it. What this means is the tooth count has to match the bellhousing. Good news, the Bronco and Mustang (of the years you are questioning) use the same 164 tooth count.

Pretty much everything revolves around the C4 in the Bronco being the one that a '77 would have been built with. It probably was. It seems like most '77s were automatics. While it was still an option, a lot of people took that option.
 
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carter2772

carter2772

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Thanks to both you guys for helping ! That explanation was very detailed ... I just ordered one through my local Oriley, I have a commercial account there, so no shipping, and worst case if something dosent line up I can return it no problem. I also ordered the pump seal, thanks for mentioning that, I wouldnt have thought about that one. Doing the engine seals too.
 

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