Does the lifter tie bar retainer (spider) sit flush with the block when installed and the bolts not yet tighened down? I could only start a few threads and then had to tighten the bolts down to pull the spider down to the block. Is this the way it is?
I only ask because I'm using the FRPP M-6253-A50 'roller cam conversion kit' (spider and tie bars) with a M-6009-B50 short block (2000 explorer 302). The FRPP catalog says that the spider works with 85-96 302's, doesn't say anything about newer 302's. Wondering if this has something to do with the way my spider sits in there...
Rick
I only ask because I'm using the FRPP M-6253-A50 'roller cam conversion kit' (spider and tie bars) with a M-6009-B50 short block (2000 explorer 302). The FRPP catalog says that the spider works with 85-96 302's, doesn't say anything about newer 302's. Wondering if this has something to do with the way my spider sits in there...
Rick