I am 2 1/8" there also, but my problem is not with the tip. I am 1/4" too long from the bottom of the gear shoulder(not the teeth) and the bottom of the mounting base.
How about this?
Might there be a difference between a 1954 235 out of a car and a 1954 235 out of a truck?
I don't remember specifing when I ordered.
