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hey guys......i was on ebay during the xmas season looking for 3.55 gears and i noticed that the length of the pinion shafts were different. some were long and some were short. i was thinking why this was. i wanted to purchase gears this holiday season and did not do it when i saw this. does anyone know why its different?? was looking for the 8.8 ring and pinion. is it different from car to truck?? its going on a 94 f150 2wd. when i had emailed the different sellers through ebay they all said it did not matter and it would fit. i wanted to ask you guys this question before making a purchase and would not be able to return it to the seller............thanks for the feed back guys.................
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I am fairly certain that 8.8 ring and pinion gears are interchangable between all 8.8 diffs. I know that you can use Mustang, Explorer, etc gears in our trucks. I have never heard of there being any difference. Its possible that maybe different bearings are needed though.
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hey guys......i was on ebay during the xmas season looking for 3.55 gears and i noticed that the length of the pinion shafts were different. some were long and some were short. i was thinking why this was. i wanted to purchase gears this holiday season and did not do it when i saw this. does anyone know why its different?? was looking for the 8.8 ring and pinion. is it different from car to truck?? its going on a 94 f150 2wd. when i had emailed the different sellers through ebay they all said it did not matter and it would fit. i wanted to ask you guys this question before making a purchase and would not be able to return it to the seller............thanks for the feed back guys.................
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Actually, the carriers are the same but the side gears are different, with the exception of there being an old style and a new style carrier.
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Just meant the carrier will swap IF you change the side gears (the splined gears that the axles go into). Had a pinion nut come loose on mine which resulted in a cracked carrier but it didn't hurt the spider gears. Ended up getting a 28 spline carrier for free and swapped out the gears, making it a 31 spline.
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