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04-19-2008, 06:09 PM
just a generic brand rubberizer
04-20-2008, 03:22 PM
also decided to relocate my charcoal canister.
simple bracket i found in the garage did the truck. mounted it above my PA speaker and air horn.
05-01-2008, 04:59 PM
poser flex, never really gave the new long arms a test.
just finished up school so i can finally do some wheeling again. appears everything fits nicely.
05-01-2008, 06:24 PM
i still dont think your really using those long arms. lets see some real flex man!
05-01-2008, 08:31 PM
you can DEF get WAY more flex than that...
30 inch mudders
05-07-2008, 05:08 PM
1999 8.8. 100 bucks
05-08-2008, 01:07 AM
well duh....Originally Posted by MotoX5874
with discs?
get that sucker in there
05-08-2008, 10:59 AM
disks, 3.73,s and an lsd
05-08-2008, 05:34 PM
out of what?
05-08-2008, 05:42 PM
Guessing an Exploder.
05-08-2008, 06:14 PM
2000 explorer, or 99 explorer. i forget.
did some grinding for about a half hour today.
this axle look bent to you?
my old man pointed it out. i can kind of see it. then again ive never had an axle in front of me like this.
05-08-2008, 06:23 PM
Almost does look bent, but that could be camera lens "warp". Stick a straight edge on the tubes and see.
05-08-2008, 10:02 PM
ill see what i can measure.
if it is bent... any way of fixing it?
05-08-2008, 10:30 PM
reto0b
05-08-2008, 10:43 PM
pull the axle shafts and look down the tubes for an easier visual if it is bent...
the first 8.8 I got from a junkyard was bent.... I'm lucky that they let me return it!
Originally Posted by Krash80
05-08-2008, 10:54 PM
how do you seperate the tube from the diff housing?
05-08-2008, 11:01 PM
I don't think you really want to do that..... you will see 4 plugs that are pressed into the dif housing and they go down to hold the axle tube in place.... this is also why many people weld the tubes to the dif
Originally Posted by Krash80
05-08-2008, 11:05 PM
CLEAN OUT YOUR PM BOX!
Originally Posted by Krash80
05-09-2008, 12:08 AM
cleaned
05-09-2008, 09:07 AM
I pinned a long straight edge the length of the axle between my diff cover and the housing. The more i look at it, the drivers axle appears to be bent forward.
is retubing an axle something difficult to do? or should i go buy another 8.8.
05-09-2008, 10:19 AM
If you can get them for 100$ I would just go buy another one...after I tried returning the one you just bought.
05-09-2008, 11:37 AM
If they dont take it back you could almost get your money back with the price of scrap now...
Originally Posted by BigDaveZJ
05-12-2008, 06:12 PM
returned the axle. picking up a new one tomorrow morning. no LSD though. probably pick up a lockright for it.
since my main setback is not being able to weld, i may go a different rout with this axle.
origionally i was going to drop it off at my welder and have him weld on all the brackets. then do the rest of the prep work/brakes/ mounting myself.
what i may do, instead of buying the 5000 piece bracket set for the 5 link rear, i may convert to leaf springs. this would only require my welder to weld some unibody supports and 4 brackets on the body, then leaf spring perches and shock mounts on the new axle.
i understand a correctly built 4 link long arm rear will perform better, but leafs are alot more simple. the simplicity of the leafs is my selling point. just the two leafs and two shocks. i also think leafs will ride better then short arms at 5.5" of lift.
05-12-2008, 07:49 PM
My mig setup cost me about $500 and I have gotten a lot of use out of it. They are worthwhile investments. MIG welding is VERY easy too.
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