RE: re:a body 8.75 rears

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A ford explorer would have a later model 8.8 ford rear end.  I'd 
classify the 8.8 right up there with the GM 10 bolt, meaning boat 
anchor. I have a ford e-150 van witht he 8.8 and it just got its side 
gears, sipder gears, and cross shaft replaced. Never towed with it, 
mainly all hwy miles. Plus its had both axle shaft bearings replaced 
with axle saver green bearings.

The info I got on the 9" swap was from Moparts but. The reply stated 
that the granada axle was the closest to the A body, and I thought he 
had said the spring perches were spot on. You owuld have to come up with 
some universal parking brake calbes (not hard, get a good parts guy) get 
the correct length driveshaft/Ujoint (also not difficult)

Here is a link to the moparts thread:  (took a long time to find it)

http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=QuestionAnswer&Number=2056931&Searchpage=1&Main=2049257&Words=ford+&topic=&Search=true#Post2056931


There was a thread not too long ago on moparts about using the 8.8 ford 
exploder (yes thats not a mis-type) The 8 1/4 is ALOT better rear than 
the 8.8 ford in my opinion. Although finding a 8.25 with decent gears 
doesnt happen alot, and most exploders are geared a bit steeper. Plus 
many had disc brakes, but the parking brake may be a problem.

Doc.
Robert neal zimmerman wrote:
> 
> 
> what is a ford explorer? is that a truck??  Anybody know of a website
> that could tell me more about the possible 9 inch Ford rear end
> swap.Feel like a traitor but  by the time i add in the 4 on 5.5  pattern
> axles this rear is over 1000 dollars.
>      PS: On that note,  I can get one of the new bulletproof Moser 60  (
>      Dana 60) rears with gears and all for about 1800 bucks. 
>    neal zimmerman, eugene Oregon
> 
> -- 
> http://www.fastmail.fm - mmm... Fastmail...
> 

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