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Ford 8.8 axle swap
reg:
--- Quote from: Axle on February 08, 2008, 04:35:53 AM ---Sweet, that's even better than 4 section!
Cool, Reg, I'll pm Jon and see what he says. What time will you be free tomorrow? I should get out at 1300, but then I have to be headed to Misty's ultrasound by 1350. After that, I'm not free again until after 1800 :-\.
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i won't know until tomarrow. I'll call when i am headed home.
Axle:
Just reposting this here since the thread added another page and I want to make sure people are able to see it.
Sorry for the last minute post... Tomorrow night around 1800, Scott and Alex, and possibly Rich, are coming over to help me begin the axle swap. We are going to be tacking the brackets in place. If it's feasable, I would like to try and at least get the D35 out from under the jeep. If someone wouldn't mind letting me borrow a couple of large jack stands or if anyone has some extra wood laying around, I could pick it up after 1300 tomorrow. If I can do anything else after tomorrow night, it will be Sunday. But I'll have to talk more with Scott before I can post anything up about it.
Anyway, all are welcome and I think we are planning on making it a late night depending on how things go. Yes, I know this is bad timing because of the run Saturday, but like I said before, if I don't get the jeep to ctaxle before the end of Feb, I'm screwed until late March. That's just too damn long without Big Yeller. I'm already going through withdrawls! I can only take so much driving of the Suburban Assault Vehicle. So, I have to make progress whenever and where ever I can. Pm me for directions if you need them.
CnoteTJ:
if you need another hand, let me know, my GF will be babysitting for a friend :-\ not my choice on how to spend a friday night
HOT-ROD:
go for it.
you need my high lift?
i have wood also just incase anyone was wondering. you DID ask justin.....
Axle:
--- Quote from: HOT-ROD on February 08, 2008, 08:07:54 PM ---go for it.
you need my high lift?
i have wood also just incase anyone was wondering. you DID ask justin.....
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Yes, Hot-Rod, I did ask about your wood. ::)
Thanks for the help last night from Scott, Alex, and Rich. We got all of the bracket's tacked onto the axle and it looks great! Only problem is that the UCA truss needs to be shifted to the rear to match the 16 degree pinion angle. It should have been set with the pinion angle at zero and the truss at zero. Oops. I'll grind it off today and maybe I can get help tomorrow to tack it back on. Then, I can proceed with the test fit. Alex and I already pulled the D35 out, and we figured out an easy way to do the test fit. I just have to refit that truss. Anyway, once Scott get's back from travel next week, he'll finish the beads and make everything solid.
So if anyone wants to help tomorrow, preferably a welder ::), just let me know. If no one has the time, it's cool. Scott and I can finish it when he gets back. Oh yeah, parts are going up in the Trading Post.
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