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03-17-2004, 05:25 PM
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8.8" pics Finally got around to get some pics.
http://community.webshots.com/album/125089389AQYiXH
Now, pics 6 thru 9 are with the jack under the rearend and the car lifted off the stands. See the problem? It's the one I posted about that here:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/gears-axles/149462-rearend-install-odd-problem.html
As you can see, the springs sit flush on the pirches. Can anyone see anything that I may have missed that is causing this BS? I have not driven it yet thanks to LS1 Edit crashing and killing my PCM
But I bet it rides hard as hell as I can barely bounce the back of the car up and down by hand and body weight. Come on...ideas? Anyone?
http://community.webshots.com/album/125089389AQYiXH
Now, pics 6 thru 9 are with the jack under the rearend and the car lifted off the stands. See the problem? It's the one I posted about that here:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/gears-axles/149462-rearend-install-odd-problem.html
As you can see, the springs sit flush on the pirches. Can anyone see anything that I may have missed that is causing this BS? I have not driven it yet thanks to LS1 Edit crashing and killing my PCM
But I bet it rides hard as hell as I can barely bounce the back of the car up and down by hand and body weight. Come on...ideas? Anyone? 
03-18-2004, 11:13 AM
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If you have the front on jackstands and jack the rear up the springs will barely compress in the rear, you are just pivoting the car on the jackstands and there is no weight back there. If you take the springs out and the rear goes all the way up nothing is binding.
Make sure the springs are all the way in the rubber isolators and the isolators are centeres on the 'hump' on the body there is no reason the car should should sit any different, especially since those are your stock axle tubes..
Make sure the springs are all the way in the rubber isolators and the isolators are centeres on the 'hump' on the body there is no reason the car should should sit any different, especially since those are your stock axle tubes..
03-18-2004, 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by kp
If you have the front on jackstands and jack the rear up the springs will barely compress in the rear, you are just pivoting the car on the jackstands and there is no weight back there. If you take the springs out and the rear goes all the way up nothing is binding.
Make sure the springs are all the way in the rubber isolators and the isolators are centeres on the 'hump' on the body there is no reason the car should should sit any different, especially since those are your stock axle tubes..
Make sure the springs are all the way in the rubber isolators and the isolators are centeres on the 'hump' on the body there is no reason the car should should sit any different, especially since those are your stock axle tubes..
OMG! I read this and just went outside and put the front end on the ground and jacked the back up. That was it! I'm a retard! kp, I would have never thought of that man. You are the ****! I have had everyone trying to think of what is was. lol I knew it had to be something simple, but damn!
Thank you sooooo much kp.
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If it's an 8.8" rearend then yes. I don't know much about fords tho. Best thing to do is go to a junkyard and ask if they have an 8.8" around anywhere. All you need is the housing. You do know these rears are not bolt on right? You have to make the TA mount. There is a guy on here doing a write-up on it. Might look into it if ya want.
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IIRC, you simply cut your stock axle tubes off your 10-bolt, weld them up to the 8.8" housing, and use custom length Moser axles. The length of the ford rear is kind of irrelevant...
04-06-2004, 12:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Biochem
IIRC, you simply cut your stock axle tubes off your 10-bolt, weld them up to the 8.8" housing, and use custom length Moser axles. The length of the ford rear is kind of irrelevant...
