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many thanks. slowly getting there.Impressive!
thanks. $11 halloween store skull, a dremel, a rusty old steering wheel, some JB Weld plastic epoxy, and some acrylic paint.Cool steering wheel.
Yeah, that steering wheel is pretty ridiculous! Ate right through your floorboard. Love the updates...keep 'em coming!
THose seats and steering wheel are trick. OI honestly was wondering where the hell you buy a skull wheel but impressive you grafted it together.
I have a later disk explorer 8.8 with clutch limited in it and honestly the torsions give better feedback if they arent worn/chipped/damaged compared to the clutch where it gives greater tunability but unless you plan on 'tunning' its bite why bother swapping id opt for the check it new lube and let er eat! I also cut down the driver side axle tube and swapped a pass axle it to shorten up the housing. but for your wheel setup it doesnt look worth the hassle lol. love the overall theme btw.
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Dude, I've missed the updates but glad to see ur still at it. This is a baddass lil truck with some cool tricks. Keep at it. Looking fwd to the rear end swap. It's on my list for this spring myself. 400 miles of break in is pretty good, with this crap winter here in nj, I've only been able to put like 50 miles on mine. Can't wait to get it out there.
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is the damn Torsen for sale????also, in preparation of the inevitable Death of the 7.5 , i picked this up.
the truck currently has a 7.5" rear end with 3.73 limited slip.
considering i'm making about 400hp at the crank, i don't think that 7.5 has long to live.
this is an 8.8 out of a 2007 ranger Fx4 with the levelII package.
31 spline axles, oversized tubes to accommodate the larger axles and larger bearings,
10"drums, 4:10 gears and a torsen limited slip.
best of all the spring perches and shock mounts are all in the right spots already and it could
essentially bolt right up to our 83. (the entire rear end is about 2" wider than the 83,
so i'll have an extra inch or so of wheel sticking out past the fenders on each side.
not really a big deal)
before i put it on im going to weld the tubes, clean it all down, paint it with some por15,
replace all the brake components with new drums, and get rid of that torsen limited slip.
not sure if i want to go with a clutched limited slip, either stock ford racing part, eaton or auburn,
or go with a detroit locker.
i think for the time being i'll stick with a traditional limited slip,
as i've heard lockers can be hairy with stock spring rear suspension.
eventually i'll do a 4 link rear end, at which point i'll think more about a locker i think.
if anybody knows of anyone interested in a Torsen limited slip, i have one for sale. hahaha.
they're the same Torsen T2 differentials they started putting in the boss mustangs in 2012,
and after started putting stock in ALL mustang GTs up until the most recent ones have a Torsen T4.
anyway,
here's my New-To-Me rear end
is the damn Torsen for sale????
while you have the level II axle out can you measure it? wheel flange to wheel flange? are they Ranger width, or Explorer width?
if you pull the shafts out their lengths would also be appreciated.
I have a 2011 axle. those have the big bearings but only 28 splines. plan is to install 31 spline diff unit and axle shafts. aftermarket shafts for the Level II are what I need, but are hard to get a part number for.
Thanks, Perry
Next in line for the Torsen. I'd like one for my race truck.