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Old Feb 14, 2010 | 05:23 PM
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I recently bought an old 8.8 (link in sig of the build) it has an open diff in it if im right. how are those ? i plan on buying new spider gears for it along with gears and bearings.

My car is a DD and i drive it hard everyday (thus building an 8.8) would a limited slip be more beneficial for a setup like mine ? i can get a brand new ford racing 8.8 LSD for $270 through summit. would that be a better course then reusing the open carrier i have? thanks
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you sure its an 8.8? Measure the ring gear it could be a 7.5
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i have an 8.8 out of an explorer that had a 4.10 with an open diff and 31 splines
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i wouldnt get a traction loc if thats what i think that ford racing diff is
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I would get a trac loc and rebuild it with the CF clutches, guys are running single digits on that diff all day.
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so dont get this ?

how bad would an "open" diff be for daily driving/hard driving around turns?
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open dif if im not mistaken is a one tire frier, of course you could dd with it, but it will only burn one tire
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the link you posted is not an open diff that is a ford trac loc and its a posi unit that uses spider gears and clutches. That should hold a good amount of power its the same unit used in the 03-04 cobras.
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the link you posted is not an open diff that is a ford trac loc and its a posi unit that uses spider gears and clutches. That should hold a good amount of power its the same unit used in the 03-04 cobras.
Thats because thats the diff i plan on buying. i bought the whole rear with the intentions or reusing nothing but the housing center. i planned on changing out the spider gears anyway. so for an extra $150 if i go with that diff.. it works out real well for me
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I think you will be just fine with that diff, how much power are you making?
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I think you will be just fine with that diff, how much power are you making?
as of now. probably around 350 rwhp mods are in sig. but that will eventually go up. thanks for the advice. id much rather spend $26 for the ford unit then $400 + for a moser one but if thats what ill need then thats what ill need
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I would get a trac loc and rebuild it with the CF clutches, guys are running single digits on that diff all day.
im assuming cf means carbon fiber clutches
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yes sir that and the F150 S spring should do it just fine.
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anyone looking for these diffs you can get the trac lock for 250 new on ebay and they have a bunch of rebuilt trac locs for about 150
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thanks for the info guys. i cant wait to finally build this rear so i can launch the **** outta my care on a daily basis!
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