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Ford 8.8 axle swap
Axle:
Thanks, Scott. I plan on measuring and remeasuring. Also, once I'm sure the measurements are correct, I'm going to jb weld the brackets on there and do a "test swap" to verify everything fits like it should. Basically, just line everything up. If it fits right, then we weld it, and we're good to go. The jb weld will melt off as you get near it with the welder. At least that's what one write up had and he said it worked great.
rocket:
Sounds like a good idea. Even it it didn't melt, once you got a few tack welds, you could grind/cut off the JB
mallcrawl:
just tack weld it in a couple of spots that are easy to grind back off to check the fit the jb weld would mess with welding it up properly
albsvx:
that would be my thought too
Seabee_BUC:
I agree with tacking them in place, I'm not sure the JB weld would even hold well enough to get a test fit. especially if it fits tight and you need a bit of muscle to get it just right, the JB might just come right off. I'd tack it and then you could do whatever you wanted to get it right and we would go from there. It wouldn't be that bad trying to buzz off a tack weld either.
Also, I was thinking with the limited adjustment of your passenger side control arm, you have to get your brackets close enough to be somewhere in the middle of the top adjuster because you can't adjust the bottom anymore. Welding it removed half of your "adjustment window". I'm sure you have thought about this already, I was just brainstorming about it last night... ::)
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