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Old Jan 19, 2016 | 05:41 PM
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Front driveshaft
Stumped why is there a difference?
I have a 95 f150 4x4 302 e4od supercab shortbox and a
1993 f150 4x4 351 e4od supercab shortbox and the front driveshafts are different lengths. Why would that be
 
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Old Jan 19, 2016 | 06:07 PM
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ill ask the stupid questions first....are you sure the trans in both trucks are the same?

are the transfer cases the same?

is one truck lifted?

do the driveshafts have the same style of slip?
 
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Old Jan 19, 2016 | 07:09 PM
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Are you sure your truck is an E4OD? Most 302s seemed to come with the 4R70W.
 
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Old Jan 19, 2016 | 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Lead Head
Are you sure your truck is an E4OD? Most 302s seemed to come with the 4R70W.
x2, however Im not 100% sure that a 4R70W came in a 4x4
 
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Old Jan 19, 2016 | 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by DeereFord300

x2, however Im not 100% sure that a 4R70W came in a 4x4
Yes they did...and by 1995 most 302s came with them. Check the Trans code on the door jamb sticker to make sure.
 
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Old Jan 19, 2016 | 09:28 PM
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Both trans are e4od. No lifts. Same transfer case. And both the same slip type
 
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Old Jan 19, 2016 | 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by deljac
Both trans are e4od. No lifts. Same transfer case. And both the same slip type
I will ask again...are you sure they both have the same transmission? Forgive me for questioning but more than once someone was wrong about the transmission in a 5L truck of this vintage. Count the transmission pan bolts and compare pan shapes.

Otherwise no idea why the front driveshaft is different length.
 
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Both are 20 bolt pans and the same shape. The only difference between the 2 is that the 95 has push button transfer case.
 
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Thanks for verifying the transmission type. Very interesting there may be a difference between a push-button and manual shift transfer case.
 
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post a picture of the driveshafts
 
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What kind of difference in length are we talkin here?
 
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I can't get a picture to load. But the main part of the shaft is 4" shorter
 
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A quick look at some parts sites seems to indicate those particular shafts for those particular engine/transmission combinations should be the same.
 
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But what about overall length of shaft?
 
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