Besides, I love my 92. I spent a whole weekend digging it out of a mud hole. That grows one heck of a bond. The 78/79's are just too heavy and not enough wheel travel

 

...Well i don't know what year GM 12 bolt your looking at , but the ones i had don't have c clips & the bearing is pressed on to the axle....Lew

 

....Say what ???? What do you do with the exiter tone ring ???? ...Lew

 

i cant find the part now all the ones i find are electronic sending units for the trans but that would work too.... i know jeep camanches had them coz my dad had one it was a magnet on the driveshaft and then there was a halo around that part of the driveshaft with the pick up ok it....


http://www.powertraincontrolsolution...d%20Sensor.pdf

 

Thanks for that link.here is another company who also do this.



About Brea Auto Electric: Products: Speed Sensor

 

Sorry Lew, then it's not one of the GM axles commonly called a 10 bolt or 12 bolt, likely you were looking at a dana 44.

 

The 12 bolt GM i had came out of a 70 chey impala & was narrowed to fit a 72 chevy vega . Use impala brakes , the spool & gears that when in were for a 12 bolt chevy , the newer rears may be different ??? Lew

 

Considering Currie is the leading builder of custom Ford 9" for all kinds of applications I'd say it'll hold up to just about anything. But the same can be said for the 8.8. I'm getting ready to rebuild my 8.8 next weekend and put Yukon axles in it along with a True-Trac and 4.56 gears for my 1990 F-150. I know the rear in this truck has been used and abused, so we'll see what the bearings and axles look like in it. As far as C-clip failure, I've heard it can happen, but I don't know a sole who has actually had it happen. If they were such bad axles, then why did Ford use them for so long in so many applications without changing or making any real upgrades to them??

 

Hey Big Red , let us know how it looks when you take it apart , mine looked good . I use the true trac with 4.56 gears , your going to love it , its smooth & hooks great , everone i know that has one likes it ...Lew

 

I will, I'm going to be documenting the entire re-build for a tech artical I'm going to be submitting to "True Blue Trucks" Magazine. I'm hoping to help out all those other guys out there who have lifted or high performance Ford Trucks with 8.8 rears realize that they can keep the rear end they've got, and not have to go through swapping out just to get a stronger one.

 

Good i will be looking for it !!! Lew

 

I've had two C-clip failures, one in a 8.8 and one in a 12 bolt.

 

My only concern is the point where the tubes meet the center section. I looked at the Currie site and saw the housings. So that solves the width issue. I'm looking for a housing that is 6" wider than stock to match the front. The 9" can be welded with back braces and such. Is there a special proceedure to weld the tubes on the 8.8?

 

This would work except I don't have a speedo hole in my T-case

 

uhm where does that say anything about the T-case.....

put ur glasses on and read it.... its for a 9" rear end.....

.... uhm its late srry for being rude but come on now....