96 cobra t45 to t56 conversion crossmember mount issues

[1bdsnk96]

Im in the prosess of doing a t45 to t56 swap but i am stuck at the crossmember mount i was told that the original mount would work when i bought the kit and it didnt can ya'll guys help me please im a little fustrated about this situation cause i aint too sure what to do. I have seen other tech forums about a aje crossmember kit. Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[Mystic-SVT]

I believe with the stock crossmember you have to move it back a few inches.

 

[Tabres]

You move the stock cross-member forward.

Using the mounts on the sub-frame, you unbolt them and use the forward most hole as the mounting point for what was the back bolt, and then drill a new hole for the front bolt.

 

[1bdsnk96]

Yea i could see that possible but not even my transmission mount bolts up to the tailshaft of the housing of the transmission.

 

[Tabres]

Do you have a Cobra R spec T-56 or a 03/04 spec T-56, and what mount are you using?

 

[1bdsnk96]

I was told its a 03/04 t56 and the mount is a protane mount i had for the original t45 cause i was told it would work??? Should i use a certain transmission mount and if so where can i get a good protane/energy sus. type.

 

[Tabres]

Not sure what you're doing wrong. The stock mount will fit. I have a 03/04 T-56 in my car with a factory 96 mount, no issues.

 

[1bdsnk96]

the mounting holes on the trans mount sit about a inch outside of the tailshaft mounting holes on both sides. Do you think its a cobra r t56 cause i have heard that they are a little more narrow on the mounting holes??

 

[Cookieman00x]

Couldnt you use the Pauls high performance tko adapter? I thought the tko and the t56 were mounted the same...

 

[SVT CAMR]

I was just thinking the same thing but was not sure if the tko and 56 were the same like that. If they are I highly recommend the PHP TKO Adaptor. If they are not the same I sorry for wasting your time. Well worth a look though.

 

[clutch09]

Throw up a couple pics quick so we can see exactly what your dealing with.

 

[mustangcobra98]

yeah pics! i just did this swap! no issues, i used a stock t45 mount

 

[1bdsnk96]

Alright guys ill try and gets some pics up a.s.a.p. thanks i really appeciate the effort to try and help me.