Ford 8 8 Ring And Pinion Swap

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 ring and pinion swap.

These have disc brakes 31 spline shafts and some have limited slips. If you have too much backlash you want to add side carrier shims to the driver s side and remove them from the. Axle model and get free shipping on orders over 99 at summit racing. 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.

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. The first order of business is to track down an axle for the swap. Bill shows you how to install a ford performance ring and pinion gear set on your 1986 2014 mustang with an 8 8 rear axle. By travis thompson.

Ford 8 8 inch differential gear swap. It is not intended to be a step by step instruction guid. Ford recommends 0 008 to 0 012 inch of backlash. Ford 8 8 to tj axle swap by nick scribner.

Find ring and pinion gears with ford 8 8 in. The ring pinion set and the differential bearing caps must stay matched in the axle. All new ford 8 8 inch original equipment and ford racing gears are face hobbed. Ring and pinion install 8 8 inch ford differential.

Both types of gears are lapped together as a set and their ring and pinion must stay together. 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. Hold the pinion in place and rock the ring gear back and forth and read the measurement.