I installed my 8.8 on monday.Its out of a 2009 xlt 4.0 supercab 4x4 with 17K miles.I was a little pissed at the J/Y for pulling it and letting it sit in the rain got a little rusty.Got tired of seeing rust and Junk yard stock numbers on today so i fixed that.

 

Looks great!

 

Lookin good!

 

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Great job! Looks good.

 

Did you prep it?

 

Sorry i should have took before pics.

I did minimal prep work,pulled the shocks,sanded the rust,used brake cleaner to clean everything, then taped off the spings and driveshaft and went to town.

It wasnt rust-belt bad ,just left in the rain in cali bad

 

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Damn, that looks slick!

 

What gears are in it? Looks great btw man!

 

looks like new!

 

Look'n good

 

3.73's which sucks cause my stock 7.5 had 4.10's and i need 4.56's But ill get those once i get my taxes back along with a diabo tuner

 

nice, should have just painted everything other than the shocks. I buy a few cans of 99 cent flat black spray paint and just have at it every once in a while.

 

Thought about it may do so in a few weeks need to wash all the mud off everything first.I bought 3 cans of krylon rust tough semi flat and didnt even use a whole can on the axle.

 

x2.

 

so did the 2010s come with the disc brakes? i thought it was the 09s when it started.

 

2010-2011s are the only ones that come with discs.

i don't understand how that pertains to the topic though, except that it has to do with axles.

same. i probably have to do it a little more often than you though haha. gotta love that ohio salt and brine.

 

I thought I was the only on who did that. :-P