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swapping the jeep Dana35c for a ford 8.8
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<blockquote data-quote="Lokey" data-source="post: 798309" data-attributes="member: 16662"><p>I went the way of the 8.8 and have been pretty happy with it. Here are a couple of things that I found when I did my research and install.</p><p></p><p>-WMS to WMS the 8.8 is 1.5" shorter - no big</p><p>-The 8.8 has a slightly higher pinion location than the Dana 44 which will help</p><p>-Wheel bolt pattern is 5 by 4.5 meaning that it will match what you have so you do not have to by new wheels</p><p>- The pumkin on the 8.8 hangs lows and it is a common grip that is catchs and hangs on stuff</p><p>-The pumpkin on the 8.8 is offset to the passenger side a little so you will have a compound angle on the driveline. I have used a double cardon to combat this in conjuction with a SYE</p><p>- You can use the ford e brake cables as I did if you can fabricate something like in the picture that I attached.</p><p>- 97 Ford Explorer 8.8 has pretty tough 31 spline axles with disc brakes</p><p>- Tubes are 3.25 outside diameter</p><p>- Clearance on the gas tank can be a little tight but nothing that can not be fixed.</p><p>- There is a little rubber seal in the proportioning valve that maintains line preassure between braking events. You may need to remove this in order to keep the rear brakes from dragging. Some people have reported the use of a ZJ proportionig valve.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lokey, post: 798309, member: 16662"] I went the way of the 8.8 and have been pretty happy with it. Here are a couple of things that I found when I did my research and install. -WMS to WMS the 8.8 is 1.5" shorter - no big -The 8.8 has a slightly higher pinion location than the Dana 44 which will help -Wheel bolt pattern is 5 by 4.5 meaning that it will match what you have so you do not have to by new wheels - The pumkin on the 8.8 hangs lows and it is a common grip that is catchs and hangs on stuff -The pumpkin on the 8.8 is offset to the passenger side a little so you will have a compound angle on the driveline. I have used a double cardon to combat this in conjuction with a SYE - You can use the ford e brake cables as I did if you can fabricate something like in the picture that I attached. - 97 Ford Explorer 8.8 has pretty tough 31 spline axles with disc brakes - Tubes are 3.25 outside diameter - Clearance on the gas tank can be a little tight but nothing that can not be fixed. - There is a little rubber seal in the proportioning valve that maintains line preassure between braking events. You may need to remove this in order to keep the rear brakes from dragging. Some people have reported the use of a ZJ proportionig valve. [/QUOTE]
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