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waverider · 02-06-2005, 11:21 AM

I'm not a Ford guy and I'm trying to find out what this carrier is. Is it a factory limited slip? I found one web page that called it a posi? is there such a thing as a factory posi for the 8.8?

st ranger · 02-06-2005, 11:25 AM

thats the factory limited slip for an 8.8.

waverider · 02-06-2005, 11:48 AM

Besides pulling the axle shafts, how do I find out if this 8.8 has 31 spline shafts?

st ranger · 02-06-2005, 12:04 PM

if you know its origins,you will know.
all fullsize trucks and explorers had 31,rangers and cars had 28.

waverider · 02-06-2005, 12:32 PM

That's the problem, I don't know what it came out of. I found it in a scrap metal bin.

st ranger · 02-07-2005, 12:58 PM

ok,if its 5 on 5.5 lug pattern,its 31
if its 5 on 4.5 with leaf mounts on the bottom of the tube and no shock mounts,it might be explorer(31)or a leaf spring car(28).
if it has 4-link mounts,its from a car(28),and if it has 5on 4.5 with leaf mounts on top and shock mounts,its from a ranger(28)

CHOPPEDBII · 02-07-2005, 01:40 PM

why not just count the splines inside the carrier?

st ranger · 02-07-2005, 02:04 PM

that would be too easy

sodaboyYJ · 02-07-2005, 02:09 PM

Mustang Cobra's had 31 spline shafts too........pretty unlikely you'll find one in the scrap bin tho

snyyyper · 02-07-2005, 02:18 PM

that's a trac-loc, they can be made to perform better by rearranging the order of the clutch discs/spacers.......count the splines on the inside of the side gears

collinsperformance · 02-07-2005, 03:48 PM

i am sure that is just a factory open rear end with the LS spring in the center. the traction loc diff had a slot 1"X1" square cut out so the pins on the clutches would hold. I do not see and clutches in the diff. i can not post here but i got pics of the ford traction loc that was in my bronco.
mike

st ranger · 02-08-2005, 05:55 AM

the big notch is on the other side.you can just see the smaller notch in that picture that the clutch discs lock into.

02-06-2005, 11:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
waverider Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Member # 11971 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 900	factory posi?? I'm not a Ford guy and I'm trying to find out what this carrier is. Is it a factory limited slip? I found one web page that called it a posi? is there such a thing as a factory posi for the 8.8? Attached Images __________________ [URL=http://www.lucky13offroad.com]LUCKY 13 OFF ROAD[/URL]

02-06-2005, 11:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
st ranger Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Member # 41147 Location: mission,bc Posts: 200	thats the factory limited slip for an 8.8. __________________ i dont need people to get me,i just need people to get out of my way.

02-06-2005, 11:48 AM	#3 (permalink)
waverider Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Member # 11971 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 900	Besides pulling the axle shafts, how do I find out if this 8.8 has 31 spline shafts? __________________ [URL=http://www.lucky13offroad.com]LUCKY 13 OFF ROAD[/URL]

02-06-2005, 12:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
st ranger Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Member # 41147 Location: mission,bc Posts: 200	if you know its origins,you will know. all fullsize trucks and explorers had 31,rangers and cars had 28. __________________ i dont need people to get me,i just need people to get out of my way.

02-06-2005, 12:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
waverider Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Member # 11971 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 900	That's the problem, I don't know what it came out of. I found it in a scrap metal bin. __________________ [URL=http://www.lucky13offroad.com]LUCKY 13 OFF ROAD[/URL]

02-07-2005, 12:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
st ranger Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Member # 41147 Location: mission,bc Posts: 200	ok,if its 5 on 5.5 lug pattern,its 31 if its 5 on 4.5 with leaf mounts on the bottom of the tube and no shock mounts,it might be explorer(31)or a leaf spring car(28). if it has 4-link mounts,its from a car(28),and if it has 5on 4.5 with leaf mounts on top and shock mounts,its from a ranger(28) __________________ i dont need people to get me,i just need people to get out of my way.

02-07-2005, 01:40 PM	#7 (permalink)
CHOPPEDBII Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Member # 17347 Location: Bowling Green KY Posts: 301	why not just count the splines inside the carrier? __________________ 71.5 Bronco Wagon 1976 F100 giant pile of parts, that is finaly a roller...

02-07-2005, 02:04 PM	#8 (permalink)
st ranger Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Member # 41147 Location: mission,bc Posts: 200	that would be too easy __________________ i dont need people to get me,i just need people to get out of my way.

02-07-2005, 02:09 PM	#9 (permalink)
sodaboyYJ Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Member # 17421 Location: Milwaukee's meat packing district Posts: 1,162	Mustang Cobra's had 31 spline shafts too........pretty unlikely you'll find one in the scrap bin tho __________________ '93 YJ, 5.0/C6/Atlas 4sp/ 38.5 SX's...D60's F&R with ARB's on coils

02-07-2005, 02:18 PM	#10 (permalink)
snyyyper Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Member # 19718 Location: McClain County, Okla. Posts: 10	that's a trac-loc, they can be made to perform better by rearranging the order of the clutch discs/spacers.......count the splines on the inside of the side gears __________________ I have the biggest pile of dead cats in McClain County

02-07-2005, 03:48 PM	#11 (permalink)
collinsperformance Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Member # 34262 Location: Carmichael, california Posts: 89	i am sure that is just a factory open rear end with the LS spring in the center. the traction loc diff had a slot 1"X1" square cut out so the pins on the clutches would hold. I do not see and clutches in the diff. i can not post here but i got pics of the ford traction loc that was in my bronco. mike

02-08-2005, 05:55 AM	#12 (permalink)
st ranger Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Member # 41147 Location: mission,bc Posts: 200	the big notch is on the other side.you can just see the smaller notch in that picture that the clutch discs lock into. __________________ i dont need people to get me,i just need people to get out of my way.

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