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Re: Ford 8.8 axle swap
« Reply #195 on: February 21, 2008, 05:47:46 PM »
don't need to.

what's up?

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Re: Ford 8.8 axle swap
« Reply #196 on: February 21, 2008, 05:52:56 PM »
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Re: Ford 8.8 axle swap
« Reply #197 on: February 21, 2008, 05:58:49 PM »
lol

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Re: Ford 8.8 axle swap
« Reply #198 on: February 22, 2008, 04:21:03 AM »
So I got my new driveshaft today.  I went with a rebuilt one from Carolina Driveline.  $154 including shipping.  All new components and it looks sharp.  Had some trouble getting the caps on the ubolts into the flange adapter...  Stupid needles!!!  I had to go buy a new u-joint and just swapped out the bad caps.  All the control arms are all nice and tight and the pinion angle couldn't be better.  Then, as I'm coming home from my happy wrench fest at the hobby shop, the shock mount that Alex tack welded brakes, and I drag my shock the last half mile home.  So I called Alex and told him what happened.  Then I asked him what he was doing tomorrow to which he promptly replied, "helping you fix your jeep".  ;D
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Re: Ford 8.8 axle swap
« Reply #199 on: February 22, 2008, 06:22:42 AM »
Okay, got a better to way to fix the problem and found out that alot of people with tj's and xj's do this. My lift salesman said it would work and that alot of did it when I asked. Weld a bolt to the mount so that instead of screwing a bolt up into the nut, you have a stud sticking down and screw the nut on. Axle this is what I want to try if you want to. We just need the bolts and nuts. I have some, but if we could get some assistance from another club member, we need quality like grade eight, or I'll just buy them.
Lets go see what I can break next

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Re: Ford 8.8 axle swap
« Reply #200 on: February 22, 2008, 01:48:08 PM »
I have extra 3/8" bolts, nuts, and washers if you want to use that.  I think their grade 5.  Or, we can just get some grade 8, 1/4" because I think that's what was in there originally.
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Re: Ford 8.8 axle swap
« Reply #201 on: February 22, 2008, 01:51:11 PM »
go with the new grade 8's the'll give you less rust problems in th future

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Re: Ford 8.8 axle swap
« Reply #202 on: February 26, 2008, 03:37:03 PM »
somebody say they need grade 8?  let me know size, thread count, qty, washers, locknuts etc. ;)
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Re: Ford 8.8 axle swap
« Reply #203 on: February 28, 2008, 12:32:40 AM »
some of each for back ups and trail spares would be sweet.

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Re: Ford 8.8 axle swap
« Reply #204 on: February 28, 2008, 12:33:08 AM »
Justin, rig looked real good on sunday by the way.

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Re: Ford 8.8 axle swap
« Reply #205 on: February 28, 2008, 02:53:15 AM »
Thanks, Hot-Rod!  ::)


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Re: Ford 8.8 axle swap
« Reply #206 on: February 28, 2008, 03:31:04 AM »
i laugh so hard everytime you say that.

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Re: Ford 8.8 axle swap
« Reply #207 on: April 12, 2008, 12:35:01 AM »
She's now in Pete's capable hands...  Now I get to play the waiting game.  :(

Almost done.   :)
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Re: Ford 8.8 axle swap
« Reply #208 on: April 12, 2008, 03:04:38 PM »
sweet

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Re: Ford 8.8 axle swap
« Reply #209 on: April 12, 2008, 03:19:19 PM »
Looks like I'll be waiting a lot longer than I thought.   :'(

I got the wrong ring and pinion and outer pinion seal for the dana 30.  I needed a standard rotation, short, crush sleave design.  I got the shim design...  So now Pete's got to order the right parts.   >:(

At least he already finished rebuilding the 8.8 without any problems.
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