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Oct 5, 2005 | 04:58 PM

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Schmids4.9l

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From: Bored town OH

My 88 has 167,000 miles on it, and I'm on my 3rd 8.8 rearend. the 2nd one lasted maybe a year, it was probobly junk from the start. But the 1st lasted 154,000 miles.

Oct 5, 2005 | 09:24 PM

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bigbluebronco43

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Originally Posted by MEPR

Well i know the biggest problem Ford had whith thier rear axles was in the 80s and early 90s when they first introduced the Visteon axles (9.25 and 10.50) the splines on the pinion didnt allow for enough contact patch so over time it would start to wear loose an d wobble a bit. After enough time it will blow the ring and pinion. But Ford got on Visteon corp to fix it realy quick so by the 90s it was fixed.
And about chrysler rear end whines, another guy i work whith has a 98 Dakota and it whines like i have never heard before. I thought for shure it was carrier bearing going out. His truck has 90,000miles on it. For comparison my 80 Isuzu pickup i use for daily driving has 400,000miles on it whith original axles and tranny and only makes 1/4 as much noise as that dodge...

Chrysler changed axles with the new trucks I believe. The old ones used to whine very bad on the Jeeps as well, annoying but nothing that affected reliability.

Oct 20, 2005 | 10:28 AM

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jasond5150

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Well, I bought a Dodge. I tested out a '97 F250, 2000 F150, and a '01 Dodge 1500 - all were in the price range I was looking for. I decided on the Dodge because of the Quad Cab, comfort, and ride. The 2000 F150 was close behind but it had the infamous door cracks and the paint wasn't in that great of shape.

So far, I'm happy with the Dodge. It has a lot of room (killer center console!), looks good, has good power, and rides nice. Plus, if I need a Ford fix I've still got my '79 F150 and my wifes '02 Explorer!!

Oct 20, 2005 | 09:12 PM

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From: MA

You made a good choice. Although I'm a Super Duty owner, I like Dodge trucks equally as much. Actually, I'd take a Dodge half ton over a Ford half ton any day of the week. But when it comes to Heavy Dutys, I'd say it's a toss up.