Those sneeky Ford engineers
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Those sneeky Ford engineers
Here is the story
I have been buying Ford truck s that need some TLC since I'm off for winter. And reselling.
So I have a 95 F150 4x4 E4od that needed trans . I replaced trans and noticed that the cross member was bent.I dont patch things so out to a parts truck (93 4x4 E4od )I go and get a crossmember . New member is all bolted up and was lowering trans. the bolts on mount didn't line up .
Being 11 PM 
and sleep deprived I lost my cool 
. As you can Guess So the next day I ordered a mount to fit. And now 2 day latter its done.
This story just gose to show how something small can throw a wrench in an easy task. I have swapped so many trans ,cases , mount I can't count them . And never noticed difference in mounts .
Course I order parts for the year of truck I'm working on.
This ranks right up there with the lets put several different u-joints on the rear drive shaft.
"" Those seeky FORD Engineers ""
Thanks for reading and boy I feel better.
Lost in 90's
I have been buying Ford truck s that need some TLC since I'm off for winter. And reselling.
So I have a 95 F150 4x4 E4od that needed trans . I replaced trans and noticed that the cross member was bent.I dont patch things so out to a parts truck (93 4x4 E4od )I go and get a crossmember . New member is all bolted up and was lowering trans. the bolts on mount didn't line up .
Being 11 PM and sleep deprived I lost my cool . As you can Guess So the next day I ordered a mount to fit. And now 2 day latter its done. This story just gose to show how something small can throw a wrench in an easy task. I have swapped so many trans ,cases , mount I can't count them . And never noticed difference in mounts .
Course I order parts for the year of truck I'm working on.This ranks right up there with the lets put several different u-joints on the rear drive shaft.
"" Those seeky FORD Engineers ""
Thanks for reading and boy I feel better.
Lost in 90's
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From: La Grande, OR
Haha, completely understand ya man. Especially on the U-joint part. Same thing happened with my ZF swap, went and got a crossmember, then found out the ones b/t auto and manual were different, so went and got the manual crossmember. However, the ears where it attaches to the frame are different (cut at different angles) b/t the two crossmembers, so I had to go back and get those. Spent all dang day looking for crossmembers.
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From: Topsfield, MA
You will find thousands of situations like this...
There are just sooo many variations across these trucks...and there are millions of them out there.
I ran into that too, when I took out my M5OD and put in the ZF...everything was the same except the tranny mount on the ZF and M5 were different...the bolts were spaced differently (1/2" difference). But I just swapped the mounts over as they still bolted up right on the tranny side and it then worked on the crossmember side.
There are just sooo many variations across these trucks...and there are millions of them out there.
I ran into that too, when I took out my M5OD and put in the ZF...everything was the same except the tranny mount on the ZF and M5 were different...the bolts were spaced differently (1/2" difference). But I just swapped the mounts over as they still bolted up right on the tranny side and it then worked on the crossmember side.
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From: Bonita Springs FL
And this is exactly why, when someone wants to know how to do an engine or tranny swap to something else in their truck, it's always better to use a parts truck. That way you know you have all the parts you need.
