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iwishihad1 · 07-12-2008, 06:36 AM

hey everybody

well we just finished a friends 8.8 rear and he used 4:56s. we had to get a notched X-pin to work with the gears. i dont really want to use a notched one because theyre weak. but even with the 4:56s it looked like we would have to cut into the contact pattern if we shaved a tooth or 2 down.

so 5:13s being even thicker would be worse. is it possible with this gear ratio to grind a little tooth or am i stuck with the notched pin??

if anybodys got any pics of theirs that would help a lot..thanks

wranglerwilson · 07-12-2008, 07:33 AM

I always grind a tooth down on the ring gear.

y2knole · 07-12-2008, 09:09 AM

just put 4.88s in my 8.8 and ground a tooth down to get the pin in.

jpfrk2001 · 07-12-2008, 09:21 AM

I was just wondering, why don't you assemble the diff and install the center pin THEN install the ring gear on the carrier.

Thats how I do it on my Dana differentials. But I have to admit, never worked on a Ford 8.8. So if there is something I don't know about, free to flame me or teach me.

iwishihad1 · 07-12-2008, 10:37 AM

^^that works with non c-clip axles.

with the ford 8.8 you have to pull the center pin out, push the shafts in, install the c-clips, and then put the center pin in.

with the center pin in you dont have enough room to push the shafts in to install the c-clips

jpfrk2001 · 07-12-2008, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by iwishihad1

^^that works with non c-clip axles.

with the ford 8.8 you have to pull the center pin out, push the shafts in, install the c-clips, and then put the center pin in.

with the center pin in you dont have enough room to push the shafts in to install the c-clips

Damn. that sucks.

Thanks for schooling me. I did read in my differential book that it is ok to grind a little away for clearencing for a center pin.

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iwishihad1 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Member # 99055 Posts: 792	ford 8.8...5:13s...center pin? hey everybody well we just finished a friends 8.8 rear and he used 4:56s. we had to get a notched X-pin to work with the gears. i dont really want to use a notched one because theyre weak. but even with the 4:56s it looked like we would have to cut into the contact pattern if we shaved a tooth or 2 down. so 5:13s being even thicker would be worse. is it possible with this gear ratio to grind a little tooth or am i stuck with the notched pin?? if anybodys got any pics of theirs that would help a lot..thanks

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07-12-2008, 07:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
wranglerwilson Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Member # 87682 Posts: 600	I always grind a tooth down on the ring gear.

07-12-2008, 09:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
y2knole Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Member # 87845 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 1,173	just put 4.88s in my 8.8 and ground a tooth down to get the pin in.

07-12-2008, 10:37 AM	#5 (permalink)
iwishihad1 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Member # 99055 Posts: 792	^^that works with non c-clip axles. with the ford 8.8 you have to pull the center pin out, push the shafts in, install the c-clips, and then put the center pin in. with the center pin in you dont have enough room to push the shafts in to install the c-clips