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Old Sep 20, 2024 | 07:20 PM
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Transfer Case Shift Rod Length?

Installing a newer transfer case shifter into my bullnose. I know the automatic transmission and manual transmission trucks had different transfer case shifter rod lengths, but I don't know what the lengths are. Can someone tell me?

I pulled one from a junkyard a year ago and don't remember what truck I pulled it from.

 
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Old Sep 21, 2024 | 07:07 AM
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My 1996 351/E4OD is 9” eye to eye. That shift mechanism looks the same as my ‘96 as well.

You could still buy the plastic grommets for the linkage somewhere just a few yrs ago. I can’t remember where - torque king, or JBG.. in case you’re looking for one.

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Old Sep 21, 2024 | 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by JJF20
My 1996 351/E4OD is 9” eye to eye. That shift mechanism looks the same as my ‘96 as well.

You could still buy the plastic grommets for the linkage somewhere just a few yrs ago. I can’t remember where - torque king, or JBG.. in case you’re looking for one.

Couple pics in case it helps.
Thank you!
 
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Old Sep 21, 2024 | 02:58 PM
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Can someone with a small block ZF5 post their measurement? I found another rod in the parts stash that's 8.75 between holes. Also, I have a BW 1356 for future reference.
 
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when i switched th e88 from ZF-5 to automatic i used the same shifter and rods on the 1356 t-case.
 
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Old Sep 21, 2024 | 04:17 PM
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This is an interesting question, because I've done dozens of swaps/builds on these trucks and I have had to cut/modify/junkyard-run that stamped linkage, to my befuddlement, when the linkage I had came from the same "configuration" as what I was installing. One of the part number guru's will have a better answer to this, or I'm crazy, but ford must have used a different shifter or something along the way.

Long story short: place the shifter and transfer case in a particular, corresponding position, and measure from eye to eye and go from there.
 
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