Ford 8 8 Ring And Pinion Swap

You need to find one out of a 95 or later ford explorer.

Ford 8 8 ring and pinion swap. Axle model and get free shipping on orders over 99 at summit racing. If you have too much backlash you want to add side carrier shims to the driver s side and remove them from the. In terms of setting the ring and pinion up properly eric swarr says the company s approach is much different from that chosen for our application when it. All new ford 8 8 inch original equipment and ford racing gears are face hobbed.

By travis thompson. Ford recommends 0 008 to 0 012 inch of backlash. Ford 8 8 to tj axle swap by nick scribner. The decision was made to swap out the gear for one a step down in the form of a set of ford performance 3 55 1 gears.

Ford 8 8 inch differential gear swap. Find ring and pinion gears with ford 8 8 in. It is not intended to be a step by step instruction guid. The first order of business is to track down an axle for the swap.

This video is for visual reference only to help grasp a quick change of ring and pinion gears. Hold the pinion in place and rock the ring gear back and forth and read the measurement. We happen to have a set of solid rear axle ford racing 3 73 gears sitting on the shelf part number m 4209 88373 we also happen to have a set of the new 2015 super 8 8 inch ring and pinion gears in 3 73 part number m 4209 88373a we pulled both sets out of the box for some side by side comparisons so we could share with our readers exactly what is different physically. These have disc brakes 31 spline shafts and some have limited slips.

M 4209 8 8 8 8 ring and pinion installation instruction sheet no part of this document may be reproduced without prior agreement and written permission of ford racing performance parts techline 1 800 367 3788 page 1 of 31 is 1850 0239. Face hobbed gears offer huge benefits from manufacturing and product strength. The ring pinion set and the differential bearing caps must stay matched in the axle.