The Mud Pit > Wrenching
Ford 8.8 axle swap
albsvx:
people with 35s shouldn't need trail spares, because they shouldn't be on the trail in the first place.
:)
albsvx:
in all seriousness though, I know a guy who is running, 37"s on his Dana 35 with chromoly shafts and is no stranger to extreme wheeling
Axle:
I'm planning on going to 37's next year, but only if I can get chromoly's front and rear. That's why I'm going with 4.88's instead of 4.56's. So here is my plan of attack:
Phase 1: break down and strip the 8.8.
Phase 2: remove the d35 from big yeller and strip needed parts.
Phase 3: weld brackets to the 8.8, and route brake system.
Phase 4: bolt the 8.8 in under the TJ and take her to CTjeep for regearing.
Phase 5: return one day to OFR and get revenge. ;D
Axle:
Ok, so tonight I got about half of phase 1 done. I pulled the calipers, rotors, hard brake line, carrier pin, shafts, and the dust shields/shoe brakes.
Found out that the 8.8 is not only disk brake, but it has shoes on the inside of the rotors ??? . They were easy to remove, though. 4 bolts on the ends of the hubs and the whole assembly comes off.
I tried doing a little grinding, but it is late and I don't want to make too much noise. That, and I really need a 3m mask because of all the surface rust.
How many of you guys can say you got to work on your new project on your anniversary! And your wife WASN'T mad at you!? That's right, boys, I said wasn't! Just a reminder to me of how awesome my wife is. Honestly, I never would have thought she'd be so supportive of this hobby, but she definitly proved me wrong! ;)
rocket:
is it possible the shoes were from the parking brake?
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