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[SID297]

While 4 wheeling this past weekend I found a Ford 8.8 rear end that someone dumped on the side of the road. I got it back to the house and put it on blocks. I poped the cover and the internals seem to be in great shape. It's a 3.08 open. It should be fun to take apart to see how everything works.

 

[lightninmike]

did that once
got it from a guy just to see what was inside, helped me out a lot as about 6 months later i did the gears in my stang
better to learn n something else than your daly driver:beer:

 

[MightyMo]

did that to an 8" rearend
helped me to build a 9" traction lock

 

[SID297]

I also have my eyes on an old 305 chevy in a burned out old car. I'm going to start looking in the local junk yard for a mod motor soon.

 

[Wilson & Co]

hope you didn't pick up a 7.5"

 

[SID297]

Nope, it's an 8.8. The difference can be hard to tell but the 7.5 is more rounded than the 8.8.

 

[SID297]

Here's a pic of the 2:

 

[28]

I've been thinking about the same thing....Been on my mind to tear open a junked 8.8 just to see for myself what's all involved in a gear swap....

 

[RSXFMCJWR]

Originally posted by 28 fangs
I've been thinking about the same thing....Been on my mind to tear open a junked 8.8 just to see for myself what's all involved in a gear swap....

It's really not that hard to swap gears once you know what your doing. I am a dumbass when it comes to working on cars yet I was able to swap the gears on my wrangler rubicon.

 

[28]

I hear ya...I usually do all my own work on my rides,but I keep hearing that a gear swap is hard to do..That's why I have never tried it...

 

[SID297]

It's not really hard you just need to have a bearing press.