Topic: L50 bell housing to W56 transmission?

[Eschenfeldt]

I bought a marlin crawler rebuilt W56 to replace my L50 transmission on my 81 longbed, I’m going to be using a FROR crossmember but should I use or could I use the bell housing from my L50 to save a couple inches it looks a bit shorter than the one that’s on the W56? Would it bolts up? Would it push the input shaft on the transmission too far forward?

[redneckcustoms13]

Will not bolt up. Will not work in any way. You need the correct w or g series bellhousing.

[Eschenfeldt [OP]]

That’s good I have the bell housing for both  just wanted to check I think I read something earlier today on some forum that confused me but I guess that’s what happens when you spend all day reading these things

[redneckcustoms13]

I am running fror crossmembers on a few trucks. They are easy as can be.

[Eschenfeldt [OP]]

Yeah man their stuff seems top-quality after checking out their site I’m also going to do the Tacoma front brake conversion as well as the rear floating axle set up.

[Eschenfeldt [OP]]

And I’m on the hunt for a 3rz, there don’t seem to be as many laying around as the 22r but I’d like to find a somewhat cheap one that needs some help and I could just rebuild it