Thank you for your explanation twotone. I respect your opinion. I cant wrap my head around the trans only mounted to the bellhousing and the rest just cantilevered out from there. T5 does have aluminum ears mounting correct? With a load in the back and if you side step the clutch does the pinion angle go to the moon and you rip the ujoints out of the truck? Help me understand here? Do you have any pictures of this install to help me understand?
Thanks,
Steve
The 216 has a front mount and 2 rear mounts at the bell housing. That is all you need. I have this arrangement with a '50 and a 235/T-5 and I drive it like I stole it from time to time and it is solid.
I shared your concerns before I did the swap, but the extra mount at the tail of the T-5 for this application would potentially break something from frame flex when you mash the gas.
I have a very pristine frame, and when you bounce on the rear bumper on the outside end of it, you can see the cab and bed move independent from each other like there was a pivot in the frame where they meet. These frames FLEX man.
The best analogy I can think of is if you hold a tree limb at the ends by your hands, you can't break it. Put your knee in the center of the limb, and it will snap.
