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Thank you all so much for the input. Much appreciated Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Hi everybody, forgive me if this is a dumb question but I’m looking for advice. I have a 9” Ford rear axle in my 34 Ford and I just bought some...
Do you say it's a little deep from the numbers or the pattern in the pictures? I wanted to be around .026 but the shims that came with my bearing...
@302 smart man haha.
I'm not saying I mix matched the gear set. I set simply put my ring gear on another carrier.[ATTACH][ATTACH]
Well after wasting several days with this bs I decided to buy another set of carrier bearings and installed a carrier out of another 8.8 I had....
Well I had a .020 shim on the pinion. I went to .032 and this is the pattern I have: [ATTACH][ATTACH] I am at .009,.009,010,and .009 on the back...
Thanks Gimpy, I'll give that a shot and see what happens.
That's exactly what I'm going to do, use the old shim as a starting point. I should have done that to start. My own worst enemy sometimes. Thank...
If I'm reading this right, according to your link Greybeard and my vid, I need more pinion shim?[ATTACH]
I'll grab a few pics in the AM.
Ok, I just pulled the carrier out (again) and verified the pinion spins smooth throughout about a million rotations. I re- shimmed the carrier and...
@ grey beard I did turn the pinion all the way through without the carrier and it feels perfect
They were separate of the housing when I bought them. The contact pattern appears the same as i've seen in past experiences but that's not saying...
Hi everybody, just looking for some advice on an 8.8 rebuild. I am rebuilding my rear and installing 3.08 gears. The gears I have are used but...
Awesome thanks guys!
I was wondering if anyone could tell me if the trunk from a four door 1950 Ford will fit on a 2 door of the same year. May have finally found one...
I just did this project on an 8.8 for my 50 shoebox. [ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH] This is a 8.8 from a 90 ranger. We removed the long side...
Pist-n-broke you're no joke. That worked perfectly. Thank you for the insight.
It is drum as well. I'll give Napa a try thank you
I just narrowed an 8.8 rear for my shoebox and it came out great. Just wondering if anybody knows where I can find replacement emergency brake...
Ray did you have any issue with the pinion offset on the 7.5" ranger or 8.8" ranger rear? I found a ranger 8.8 and its great on the overall width...
Some explorer and mustang 8.8 are that width as are the 92 and up Rangers. Mine is from a 1990 ranger and its 56 1/2" WMS to WMS. Posted using...
Thanks Ray, that's a great point lol Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
I think I'm having a hard time figuring the offset because the drums on the 8.8 are a lot wider than the stock rear. My backing to backing plate...
19 fordy, thank you for those links. There is a ton of info there. When I say 3/4" on the offset I mean I think it's 3/4" MORE offset to the pass...
Hi everyone. I'm looking for some advice, especially if you have a swapped a Ranger 8.8 in your shoebox. I picked one up today for 100 big ones...
I def understand how to change gears on the newer rears, pull the cover, unclip axles, unbolt yoke etc. I mean that I like the option of finding...
I like the ranger idea. I think it would be worth having the option to change gears if I'm going to do an entire swap. Are the ebrake cable issues...
Thank you everyone for the insight, I was hoping to get lucky and just do gears but I now see that its best to just swap the entire rear. Just...
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