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bassackwards
02-26-2010, 02:22 PM
thinking of an 8.8 from a ford exploder. What should i look for when i go to pickinpull? Are there any that are better than others like came with factory lockers or any thing like that? and what will i have to change to get one under my jeep
4.3LXJ
02-26-2010, 02:52 PM
some of them had limited slips in them. Not as good as a locker, but much better than open in mud and snow
bassackwards
02-26-2010, 04:13 PM
some of them had limited slips in them. Not as good as a locker, but much better than open in mud and snow

do you know what yrs or how to tell witch ones have it?
alwaysxj
02-26-2010, 04:21 PM
they came with 4.10 gears so you will have to regear the front if you don't have 4.10 already. and they are a spring under so you will have to cut off the perches and re weld them on the top and i would weld the tubes to center section or you will turn a tube. i hade a 8.8 on one of my jeeps and i loved it they come with disc brakes already on them and they come with the 4.10s i had a arb in mine and never had a problem.
bassackwards
02-26-2010, 04:36 PM
well 1 set of gears is cheeper than 2 so not a bad thing i wanted 4.10's anyway,as for the brakes is there anything that needs to be changed or is it just plug and play
alwaysxj
02-26-2010, 04:39 PM
well 1 set of gears is cheeper than 2 so not a bad thing i wanted 4.10's anyway,as for the brakes is there anything that needs to be changed or is it just plug and play

i found this. this will tell you about the brakes and you will need wheel spacers for it. this is for a tj but same thing just with leaf springs. hope this helps.
http://www.stu-offroad.com/axle/8.8axle/8.8axle-1.htm
bassackwards
02-26-2010, 04:50 PM
thanks i have spacers so another thing i don't have to buy im trying to do this as cheep as possible not counting tires i only have about 1700 in my rig now so you know were im coming from
alwaysxj
02-26-2010, 04:50 PM
or i found this one for a xj.
http://members.cox.net/rough-riders/tech_page/ford8.8/ford8_8.html
bassackwards
02-26-2010, 05:22 PM
thats great looks like a little more than i thought but not to bad
TheWeiss
03-03-2010, 02:48 PM
This a project I'm thinking about doing as well. Let me know how your process goes.
bassackwards
03-04-2010, 04:21 PM
when i get to do it i'll do a wright up
Voldemort
03-04-2010, 04:32 PM
There is a guy on Jeep Forum from TN that is selling them for $350 with 4.10 gears and a open diff and setup for a XJ! He had 3.