Pete M

That's quite a tiny picture you've got there. :D

Are you asking for how to bend it up? Or how to attach it to the truck?

The v6 and v8 Explorer axles are essentially identical. The only differences are the exterior bracketry and you'll be cutting all that off anyway.

I had a hat like that once. Finally retired it the way they retire old US flags; cremation (on a campfire for me). Throwing it away like a piece of trash just seemed wrong.

That depends on the tire/wheel combo you're running. Stock rims with big fat tires may need a spacer.

Welcome to the club! :D I trashed the ring/pinion teeth and bent the housing beyond repair with average street use. :roll:

One more try: 4.0 + stick = 3.07 4.0 + auto = 3.55 2.5 + 5spd stick = 4.10 2.5 + 4spd stick = 3.55 2.5 + auto = 4.56 2.8 = anyone's guess :D These are general rules of thumb. No guarantees.

That technique doesn't work with the 4.0L. The dist. is not adjustable. :(

You might not even have to drop the tank if it's the seal around the pump. And for the record, I'd probably just keep driving it and keep the tank only half full. :roll:

It's an adjustable-back hat.

Ok, if this many people all find the khaki hat acceptable, I'm going to run with it. So later this week I'll swing by the sticker shop and confirm all the details and prices and then I'll start a new post to get an official hat total. In the meantime I'll see what needs to be done to alter our logo to suit the hat.

I would double, triple, and quadruple check for vacuum leaks at the intake manifold. :(

I'm still MJ-less (in the sense that I own 3 yet none can make the trip) so it'll be a bit longer before I can participate. :(

If I remember this right (too lazy to look it up) one of the 4x4 mags tested a bunch of axles and the shafts from the 8.8 not only outperformed the Dana 44, it outperformed the testing machine. :D

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The ranger axle is also too narrow.

Amen to that.

Can't you just have your 2wd one cut down to fit?

Latches are bolted on. Torx screw I think. :hmm: Haven't looked at them in a while, but I've removed them from my 88 and 90.

Sorry, but it won't bolt up.

Ya know, Scott has a set of sweet 4.88 axles for sale... :brows:

You know what I'm going to say... :D

You know what I'm going to say... :D You can whine all you want about that engine, but all he really needed was more gearing.