88 cradle measurement help (Page 1/1)
ericjon262 MAR 01, 05:53 PM
if someone with a manual installed in an 88 cradle could measure the distance from the cradle frame rails to the output of a five speed transmission (bonus points if it's an F23) I would appreciate it more than you could imagine.

pictures are for example of the measurement I'm looking for. both sides would be awesome.





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fieroguru MAR 01, 07:09 PM
I detailed some measurements way back when in the back of the service manual. Stock 88 with 2.8/Getrag:

15" from crankshaft centerline to centerline of front cradle bolt.
8 13/16" from crankshaft centerline to bottom of cradle.
7 1/8" from the bellhousing face to the inside lip of the driver side cradle rail. I didn't measure to the passenger side.
ericjon262 MAR 01, 07:12 PM

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Originally posted by fieroguru:

I detailed some measurements way back when in the back of the service manual. Stock 88 with 2.8/Getrag:

15" from crankshaft centerline to centerline of front cradle bolt.
8 13/16" from crankshaft centerline to bottom of cradle.
7 1/8" from the bellhousing face to the inside lip of the driver side cradle rail. I didn't measure to the passenger side.



those measurements will more than work! I can't thank you enough!

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ericjon262 MAR 01, 07:30 PM
one other quick question, when you say the inside of the lip, do you mean here:



or here:



Thanks-

Eric
fieroguru MAR 01, 09:16 PM
Pretty sure it was the lip of the welded flange otherwise I would have listed it as the inside of the cradle or vertical inside edge vs. the lip term I used in my notes.