8.8 to 9.75
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8.8 to 9.75
Has any one ever did this swap.... does the 8.8 disk brakes swap over, drive shaft? Aparently my rear gears are going south and i have a few 9.75's to throw in.... hopefully this is an easy swap...
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8.8 to 9.75
I have swapped from the 8.8 to the 9.75. I drive a 99 f150 4x4 extended cab short bed with a 4.6 and a manual 5 speed transmission.
The swap was no sweat right up to the end were the drive shaft would not fit in because the 9.75 was larger.
I took my shaft to Valley Trucks and had them chop it and balance it a couple inches.
The rest was smooth sailing.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
-Steve
The swap was no sweat right up to the end were the drive shaft would not fit in because the 9.75 was larger.
I took my shaft to Valley Trucks and had them chop it and balance it a couple inches.
The rest was smooth sailing.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
-Steve
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Disc brakes done swap over? If the 9,75 has em and my 8.8 has em.... why wouldnt things work.... what dosnt work.... if i use the 9.75 drive shaft it should be aight... i have both...
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Originally Posted by BURNSTOUGHFORD
Disc brakes done swap over? If the 9,75 has em and my 8.8 has em.... why wouldnt things work.... what dosnt work.... if i use the 9.75 drive shaft it should be aight... i have both...
And yeah, as long as the driveshaft came out of a truck with the same wheelbase, then it should fit just fine as well. I.E.: A regular cab short bed's DS will not interchange with a super cab short bed's DS...
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No Problem I did mine a while back just had to take 11/2 inches of my d/s balance it and away I went. still have to do the front but thats going to happen in the spring. got that one too both for 300 bucks
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