fx4 rear end and my 2wd question...
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fx4 rear end and my 2wd question...
so there's a fx4 8.8 4.10 ls rear end for sale near me with 100,000 km's on it..or 60,000 miles or so...i know the fx4's have the 10" brakes, my question is, will i have any problems swapping this in? as far as the brakes are concerned? or will it just be a bolt on with a 10" brake upgrade? the asking price is 500 cdn..which isn't too bad..
go for it or no?
im looking for 4.10s to turn my 31s a bit better...and eventually want to upgrade to 32s...but no bigger than that..your advice is appreciated
go for it or no?
im looking for 4.10s to turn my 31s a bit better...and eventually want to upgrade to 32s...but no bigger than that..your advice is appreciated
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I'm pretty sure the axle tube diameter is bigger than what is in your truck. If it doesn't come with all the brakes you would may be better off just swapping in L/S 4.10s into your current axle! If it's the full axle it should be too much labor to change it over. It should be a bolt on deal for the most part and then just bleeding the rear brakes.
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if im not mstaken he has a 08 ranger he should have the 8.8 alredy i thought in 2003 are some year regarless what engine are 2 are 4 wheel drive got a 8.8 no matter what.. if im wrong on this what year truck is the rear out of if its a 02 to 03 rear the torson ls units liked to explode on em rears
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because it's been mentioned before that they should not be reused. they tend to stretch when toqued and re-torqued. you are gonna need to disasemble the rear axle from the leafs springs unless you are just looking at doing a gear and brake swap.
he's 2wd, he should have 7.5 under there, he'd have to swap the whole axle.
he's 2wd, he should have 7.5 under there, he'd have to swap the whole axle.
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I just got home with my FX4 Level II 8.8 for my 2WD. It's a direct swap. Just need 8.8 U-Bolts and the backing plate. 7.5 U-bolts and plates are too small.
Don't listen to RedRocket, he doesn't know what he is talking about :P lol.
I bought mine for $350 including tax so in my opinion you are being ripped of but it is Canada where it costs $80 to fill up a Ranger haha.
Don't listen to RedRocket, he doesn't know what he is talking about :P lol.
I bought mine for $350 including tax so in my opinion you are being ripped of but it is Canada where it costs $80 to fill up a Ranger haha.
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I just got home with my FX4 Level II 8.8 for my 2WD. It's a direct swap. Just need 8.8 U-Bolts and the backing plate. 7.5 U-bolts and plates are too small.
Don't listen to RedRocket, he doesn't know what he is talking about :P lol.
I bought mine for $350 including tax so in my opinion you are being ripped of but it is Canada where it costs $80 to fill up a Ranger haha.
Don't listen to RedRocket, he doesn't know what he is talking about :P lol.
I bought mine for $350 including tax so in my opinion you are being ripped of but it is Canada where it costs $80 to fill up a Ranger haha.
thanks for the answers guys
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Just lowering gearing, better acceleration. You won't find factory 4.56 gears, throw in the 4.10 axle and see if you like it. You can always regear later. I'm just saying me personally, if I had a 4 banger I would be gearing low. But I wouldn't be upsizing tires if I was concerned about mileage either, so take it for what it's worth. lol
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I just got home with my FX4 Level II 8.8 for my 2WD. It's a direct swap. Just need 8.8 U-Bolts and the backing plate. 7.5 U-bolts and plates are too small.
Don't listen to RedRocket, he doesn't know what he is talking about :P lol.
I bought mine for $350 including tax so in my opinion you are being ripped of but it is Canada where it costs $80 to fill up a Ranger haha.
Don't listen to RedRocket, he doesn't know what he is talking about :P lol.
I bought mine for $350 including tax so in my opinion you are being ripped of but it is Canada where it costs $80 to fill up a Ranger haha.
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