DirtyComanche

Your axles are say 67" wide? Hmm. I probably should just save myself the hassel and go fullwidth.

I'm actually doing the "fullwidths or not" debate right now. I could just leave it fullwidth and get a truck 8.8 and put my disk brakes on it and sell the explorer 8.8 and spacers. Then I'd not need adapters. Or I could get a real rear (60FF) and not have to convert the front from 8 lug. Pat, if I decide to go 5-bolt we can try to work something out. Shipping is a b*@$£ though.

It's one... Umm, there's a flange that runs around it that you can drill into though.

I got a F250 HD HPD44 housing and outers. Sucker has 1/2" tubes! Outers are machined for high-steer, and I might be getting the arms for free or close to it. It will be narrowed to run waggy shafts, which I will get tomorrow. Then I will have to decide if I'm gonna keep it 8-lug or go to 6 or ford 5. Ford 5 makes the most sense, I think. Oh, and I have to track down a R&P and carrier.

I was thinking the same thing. Go get a second opinon, those guys are quaks. And honestly, as long as it's alright it'll drive fine.

It's an upgraded D30. It's a D30 with a LPD44 centre section. They're horrible overpriced $#!&.

Was that a factory dodge D60? If so, yeah, they're only about as strong as an older D44...

Well, I guess I could do it and if I get hung up on everything just get bgigger tires... Mhmm

Not sure. I've got a 76 Ford HPD44 that I can get for a reasonable deal. Then I'd cut it down and run waggy axle shafts. It's oddly enough already got chevy outers with the 6 bolt pattern. But I'd have to regear it, as it has 3.54s or some $#!&. I was hoping to find one with 4.10s and then just lincoln lock it and call it good. It's that or fullwidths and 1-tons. The local yard has a lot of D60s, front/rear. I could get them in 4:10 stock without an issue. Maybe even deeper. Just it's kinda stupid to run 1-tons for 35s. Then I'd have to buy 40's, eh? Oh, and the pocket book might hurt on that. I've still got to check the pick'n'pull and see if it's got anything I can work with.

The pinion is messed, it's hard to see in the pic. I took most of a tooth off of it. Near as I can tell the truetrac is sitting there going 'Stupid R&P, why do you have to be so kitty" I'm gonna pull it out and check. Then sell it.

Well, things got a little iffy because my rear D/S got f'd. Then I got slightly bound up in 4Lo, well, Front 2Lo basically, and she just gave up the ghost... Kinda like "CLANK, clank clank clank clank"

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Look at it as a cost vs reward situation. There won't be much of a difference in the gearing, although the 4.56s would be nicer. However, having to get two axles regeared would be moocho expensive, eh?

Wait. Yeah. Blah.

Just check the whole bloody thing. You never know what you'll find.

They need to be narrower, I think, actually. Okay, I'd have to check the bloody FSM again. Mj are like 42.5" centre to centre, IIRC. Xj are 44~.

Those 12 pointers that I got from the stealership had red-locktite preapplied. 10 minutes? @#$%, try half a day. (Oh, and if you're asking about my avitar... it ain't gonna change!)

Renix were all 4.0s from 87-91. The only 4.0 that was offered that's not renix was in 92, very rare.

Well, this way he can take them off when he wants to...

Because it's not the springs that are causing the width issue. It's the spring hangers...

I'm going to try using pinon flange shims (if you can call them that) to compress the D/S 1/2" more than it was before. Hopefully it won't bottom out. Oh, I got the thing out. Gonna start teardown tonight and see what's going on.

Yup.

Where about do you live? My 4.0/5spd gets pretty decent milage. My driving habits and tire size are really the main issue though. For a true DD only I'd probably get a gutless 4cyl. But they're pretty boring. The 4.0 at least lets you have some fun.

I have an SYE. The shaft pulled apart. Seems I have hell of a lot more travel in the rear than I thought... I'm gonna have to think about this.

My rear driveshaft slipped out (Odd) and kidna messed it's splines. Thus I couldn't get it back in. I turned around and 2wheeled it out. Other than my front axle went boom. It was a good night. I'll get her tomorrow.