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f100cleveland
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posted 10-31-2004 02:49 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for f100cleveland   Click Here to Email f100cleveland     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I've read before that you can put an extra shim on each side of the sidegear between it and the carrier. Is that true and if so, does it really work? Thanks

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Moneymaker
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posted 10-31-2004 03:29 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Moneymaker   Click Here to Email Moneymaker     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
It works, but will prematurely wear out the side and spider gears.
8.8 posi units are so plentiful, I never need to do it.
I replace so many with spools or aftermarket differentials that I always have a surplus.

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f100cleveland
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posted 10-31-2004 05:14 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for f100cleveland   Click Here to Email f100cleveland     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Alex, how much faster do you think it will wear them out? The sidegears and spiders should be able to be picked up pretty cheaply as long as nothing else is wore out.

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TomP
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posted 10-31-2004 07:25 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for TomP   Click Here to Email TomP     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
On an open diff this is very shortlived. The pieces that wear are metal, the hard bits flake off, the stuff turns the gear oil into a metal slurry and kills the bearings and gears.

Use a normal 8.8 posi, put an extra clutch disc in it and it'll be plenty tight.

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posted 10-31-2004 11:19 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Moneymaker   Click Here to Email Moneymaker     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I agree with Tomp.
You won't see more than a couple of hundred miles total if you are luckey.

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Richard Swart
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posted 11-01-2004 02:24 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Richard Swart   Click Here to Email Richard Swart     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I have a 8.8 out of a 95 explorer. I herd that the the later posi is better then the early. any truth to this? thanks Richard

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Jim B
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posted 11-03-2004 09:50 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Jim B   Click Here to Email Jim B     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I have done this mod. You replace one of the shims between the clutch plates with another clutch plate. So instead of s/c/s/c/s/c/s you have c/s/c/s/c/s/c. This mod works and I have not experienced any "extra" wear of the spider gears. The rear end in question has 160K on it and the mod was done at about 90K. I am running a 3.55 gear on a street car. There are web site that give a full description on how to do this.

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f100cleveland
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posted 11-03-2004 10:25 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for f100cleveland   Click Here to Email f100cleveland     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Jim, the mod I am referring to uses an extra shim or two on an open carrier 8.8 in-between the side gears and carrier. After hearing what can happen, I know I won't be trying it.

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mizry
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posted 11-03-2004 10:46 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for mizry     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
You really cant stuff the 8.8 with enough shims to lock the spider gears like a 8 or 9 inch. You want to add shims till the side gear endplay is at the minimun, you could add an extra clutch and remove one steel plate but you can only get the gears so tight before they either wont install in the case or the pin wont fit between the axles. There is alway the low buck UNSAFE option of welding the gears.
The 8.8 clutch plates are "loaded" by the S-spring and the side gear load. adding shims will increase the contact on the side gears making them stronger.

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