95 F150 Help with installing 10.25 sterling rear axle
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95 F150 Help with installing 10.25 sterling rear axle
So I have been reading many post on this topic and I have gotten a lot of conflicting information.
I am planning to change out my 95 F150's 8.8 axle with a 10.25 sterling. I have read this should be a direct swap for the springs perches. I know my current wheels will not fit and I am ok with that too. The area I am getting conflicting information on is the driveshaft and Ujoint. I have read the driveshaft will need to be shortened and I have also read it should be fine as is. The Ujoints are the other area of confusion some say they are fine some say I need to modify different parts.
Can someone who knows this swap help me out?
I am planning to change out my 95 F150's 8.8 axle with a 10.25 sterling. I have read this should be a direct swap for the springs perches. I know my current wheels will not fit and I am ok with that too. The area I am getting conflicting information on is the driveshaft and Ujoint. I have read the driveshaft will need to be shortened and I have also read it should be fine as is. The Ujoints are the other area of confusion some say they are fine some say I need to modify different parts.
Can someone who knows this swap help me out?
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you rang?
92-97 axles have the longer, better pinion. the older axles aren't bad, but they have been known to go kaboom with 38's and bigger because the short pinion flops around or some such b/s. make sure you know what year your axle is if you plan on regearing it. you can put long pinion gears in the older housings but you'll then have to buy the newer long style yoke as well and last i knew they were like $80 new.
i'll tell paul to come check this out for a better answer but afaik a 1330/1350 conversion joint and it should bolt right in with no d-shaft mods. he went from a 9'' to a 10.25, but an 8.8 and 9'' swap out for each other so it *should just be a bolt in swap. not sure if paul's 10.25 is long or short pinion though and maybe that's what makes the difference.
honestly, i'd search fullsizebronco.com for the answer. haven't been on there in a while, but last i was damn near everyone there had done a sterling swap.
92-97 axles have the longer, better pinion. the older axles aren't bad, but they have been known to go kaboom with 38's and bigger because the short pinion flops around or some such b/s. make sure you know what year your axle is if you plan on regearing it. you can put long pinion gears in the older housings but you'll then have to buy the newer long style yoke as well and last i knew they were like $80 new.
i'll tell paul to come check this out for a better answer but afaik a 1330/1350 conversion joint and it should bolt right in with no d-shaft mods. he went from a 9'' to a 10.25, but an 8.8 and 9'' swap out for each other so it *should just be a bolt in swap. not sure if paul's 10.25 is long or short pinion though and maybe that's what makes the difference.
honestly, i'd search fullsizebronco.com for the answer. haven't been on there in a while, but last i was damn near everyone there had done a sterling swap.
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Short pinion vs long pinion is a mater of 1/2 inch at the most.
You can run long pinion gears in a short pinion axle and the other way around as long as you use the correct axle yoke.
It's really a mook point. The issue is that the pinion nut comes loose easier on the short pinion axles. But that can me fixed with eliminating the crush sleeve with a spacer/shims.
The axles themselfs are the same strength really. I never had issues with the gears in a 10.25. Just twisted a axle shaft and f-Ed up the spindle.
If you do a lift same time as you swap in the axle, you prob won't have to change driveshafts. You can buy any ujoint sized yoke for the 10.25, so that won't be a issue. Infact the older 10.25s used a 1330 joint just like the 90s half tons
You can run long pinion gears in a short pinion axle and the other way around as long as you use the correct axle yoke.
It's really a mook point. The issue is that the pinion nut comes loose easier on the short pinion axles. But that can me fixed with eliminating the crush sleeve with a spacer/shims.
The axles themselfs are the same strength really. I never had issues with the gears in a 10.25. Just twisted a axle shaft and f-Ed up the spindle.
If you do a lift same time as you swap in the axle, you prob won't have to change driveshafts. You can buy any ujoint sized yoke for the 10.25, so that won't be a issue. Infact the older 10.25s used a 1330 joint just like the 90s half tons
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^^^ 3/8"
Pauls sterling had a 1330 yoke and short pinion before I regeared it so its very possible he wont need a conversion joint at all. - also used a solid pinion shim.
Check out https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ho-v3-5-a.html
Pauls sterling had a 1330 yoke and short pinion before I regeared it so its very possible he wont need a conversion joint at all. - also used a solid pinion shim.
Check out https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ho-v3-5-a.html
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