fastsspr

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Here you can see the pumpking with the slaves and the 10 bolts axel tubes in place. I'm dealing with what set up to use mini leadder bars or TA adpter. What happend is my chassis shop some times they are slow finishing projects and the easier way to finish my rear is use the LCAs leadders bars set up. If i do it i going to use a set of Metco LCAs that i have because they are a solid piece of aluminum they are the stronges LCAs that see. I going to keep you updated.

New pics of my housing rque arm bracket at end of the thread.

fastsspr

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[QUOTE=. If i do it i going to use a set of Metco LCAs that i have because they are a solid piece of aluminum they are the stronges LCAs that see.[/QUOTE]

This going to be the LCAs that i going to use to build the mini leadder bar set up.

LosLs1's

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Hey its looking good! I just finished chopping up my 8.8 just wondering how to deal with the sleeves or is there another option

krissoto

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awesome man, what yr explorer is that out of? and did you cut off the axle tubes off your 10 bolt, or have them pullled out? I hear they are just pressed in. Im in the process of getting the stuff to do one of these set ups, and I want to do it myself so any info is appreciated. Looks like you ground down a lil of the 10 bolt tube to get it to slide into the 8.8 housing and then it can be welded all up.

LosLs1's

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One question that I have is do you have to put "collars" or "sleeves", can I just slip the 10 bolt tubes into the 8.8 tubes??? I understand that its some work but some info would be highly appreciated.

fastsspr

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Thanks. I used the sleeves you have to talk to a machineshop to makes them.

I used a rear end from a 2001 Sport Trak. I cut the tubes from a 10 bolts. I have no experiense with the mustang rear but their axel tubes are a lot smaller than the explorers ones. I hear that you can press the 10 axel tubes into the mustang tubes but i'm not possitive about it. Now with the Explorer rears you have to make the sleeves. Yes i grided a little in the 10 bolts because when i sent the machine shop to make the sleeves i cuted a piece of the explorer axel tubes to be used in the meassure but i took a pice from close the pumpking the tubes are smaller at that area.

I put sleeves. Some people says you can press the the 10 bolts into the mustang axel tubes but i'm not sure.

Jays_SSZ28

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How are you going to hold the tubes centered when you weld it?
An alignment bar?

If you weld it up with framing squares or some other rig you're going to be ruining axles and axle bearings because of the misalignment.

johnLs1camaro

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yeah i made the misstake of buying a mustang rearend, the tubes were way too small imo. so im buying a truck 8.8 now

LosLs1's

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Ok because Im working with one from a Fox body stang. so should not waste my time on that housing and get one from a truck or SUV???

johnLs1camaro

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^thats what im doing. heres an idea i have, i cant think of the ends, but the ends from the 10bolts housing (where your backing plates mount from) you can purchase those, a truck rearend is wide and isnt offset(suv is offset). why not cut down the truck rearend to the correct length and weld on the correct ends and mounts you need. vs. having to use a sleeve and what not.

fastsspr

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If you look close to the pumpking in the ford tube you can see a point of welding what i did was drilled a hole that took the tube and the sleeve them welded a point into the hole to secure tube aligned. Them i going to do the same to the 10 bolt tube to hold it together in one piece and do the welding .

LosLs1's

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Yeah thats seems t be a better plan. A friend of mine has one in his back yard but its from a 99 expedition are those offset????

johnLs1camaro

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you would have to look that up, i just know the explorers are.

fastsspr

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I not remember what tread but i know somebody went to a machine shop with the 10 bolt tubes and they machined the tubes to make them fit into the mustang axel tubes.
You can double check on that before give up.

dutinsss

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are you sure you want to go with aluminum to weld the brackets onto? you can get boxed LCA's in mild steel from about any sponsor that sells suspension parts. i don't know but i'd think they'd be easier to weld and i would think stronger than the aluminum ones.

LosLs1's

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Yeah im going to check it out i have a donor 10 bolt housing that im going to chop and check what needs to be done to put my the tubes into the 8.8

fastsspr

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I will use aluminum LCAs I have for several reasons. The first to kipe the cost of the project low because I have the lcas METCO in my garage and I not have to invest more money. The second that the METCO lacs are really strong and I going to use the aluminum sheets of 1 / 4 inch thick that will be very strong. The third reason for my taste it would look much better.

LosLs1's

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One thing I was looking at was If I were to use the Fox-body housing i can use the upper control arms if by any reason I cant design a TA braket.

fastsspr

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But to were you going to hold them under a f body?
It not have much space!

LosLs1's

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Well havent done my homework yet main thing for me now is just have my housing fabbed up then tackle the other things