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May 9, 2010 | 08:48 PM

unclejunk

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From: white mtns

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i have a 88 f350 2wd that iam converting to 4x4 it has a zf 2wd and iam puting in a zf5 4x4 do i need a different crossmember

May 9, 2010 | 08:50 PM

Hitokori

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no sir you are good to go with the cross member u have since ur going to use a zf 4x4

May 9, 2010 | 10:28 PM

EPNCSU2006

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I'm pretty sure that the 4x4 crossmember is different than the 4x2 to allow for front driveshaft clearance.

May 10, 2010 | 12:01 AM

Hitokori

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no no no no no... no the transmissions use the same cross member....

and if its not then by god its the first one i ever saw that was different between a 2wd and 4wd version beings the mount is in the same spot

May 10, 2010 | 02:56 AM

fordman1090

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Yes, there is a difference between the manual transmission 2wd and 4x4 transmissions. The 4x4 drops down slightly at the trans mount and then drops down more where the front drive shaft passes through.

The 2wd cross member goes straight across from frame rail to frame rail.

May 10, 2010 | 11:30 AM

Hitokori

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:P yup im wrong on this one lol

and so was everyone else...
it drops down about 2 inches on the passengers side where is mounts to the frame then it may drop 1/4 inch next to the transmission on the drivers side

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May 10, 2010 | 02:20 PM

Alvin in AZ

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Silly Hitokori, of course they ain't the same...
Everyone knows Ford never learned how to make the same part twice! ;)

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May 10, 2010 | 05:34 PM

Hitokori

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lol xD idk i just have to drag people down with me

any ways now that its all sorted out and we know for sure what it looks like

May 10, 2010 | 09:20 PM

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EPNCSU2006

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Gotcha....

Those pictures are worth 1000 words, thanks for finding them

May 10, 2010 | 09:25 PM

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unclejunk

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thats what i thought good thing i didnt save it dodododod!!!!!!!!!!!!!

May 10, 2010 | 09:48 PM

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fordman1090

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Ya when i did the 2wd mazda5 to ZF 4x4 swap i found a mazda5 4x4 cross member just in case i needed it. I ended up using it. I think that the 2wd cross member raises the trans/tcase so much that it may contact the floor board. But i didn't try it. I still have the 2wd cross member sitting in the garage, along with a small block 2wd ZF that i can seem to get rid of.