can you put 7.5 running gears in an 8.8 housing?
can you have 8.8 running gears in the rear and 7.5 in the front if they both have a 4.10 ratio?

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1989 ranger stx project truck

no you cant put 7.5 guts in an 8.8 and your ranger has a dana 28 in the front i believe

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front axle is twin i beam

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1989 ranger stx project truck

Twin I beam based off a Dana 28, or Dana 35

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let me re-phrase this. the truck originally had a 7.5 in the rear with a 3.73 ratio. the previous owner swaped the axles off a ranger with a full suspension lift. it now has an 8.8 in the rear with a 4.10 ratio but the front still has a 3.73 ratio. he already swaped the guts out of the front axle and it drives fine in 4high but dosent drive right in 2wd. so now... if i go get an axle with 8.8 running gears and a 3.73 ratio will it fix my 2wd issue or do i have to go back to a 7.5 get rid of the lift? bought the truck for 900 and it looks and runs great just dosnt want to roll.

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1989 ranger stx project truck

Yea if you get a 8.8 with 3.73s it'll swap right in

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Being more clear in the first place would have helped you not look like an idiot.


I'm confused....why put higher gears in the back if the truck is lifted? Why not do 4.10 up front with a D35 swap? But the front is gutted? You say "he swapped the guts out of the front".

If it "doesn't drive right in 2wd", there's something deeper going on than just rear axle gearing. In 4high, there'd be transfer case binding. When you shift out of 4, you'll need to back up to un-bind the transfer case in order to shift it.

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ya im sure you are confused thats a cute truck btw lol.... thanks for the help from those who helped..... those who didnt can kiss my country ass! im going to swap the rear axle with 88 running gears and a 3.73 ratio.

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1989 ranger stx project truck

do you know for a fact you have an 8.8?

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thanks for not being a dueche

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ya, i know my helical cut gears i rebuild automatic trannys

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1989 ranger stx project truck

the dude gave me the original carrier assembly out of the orig axle, he told me it would bolt up but i was skeptical it didnt look like the pinion would mesh. is it possible to change the ring and pinion gears to change the gear ratio instead of the whole carrier assembly?

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Yes you can change just gears in housings. If you have a ford 8.8 in the rear. You could have a ranger 8.8 or an explorer 8.8 which I believe require different ring and pinion because ranger is 28 spline axle and explorer is 31 spline. Just swap gears instead of the entire housing unless there's something wrong with the rearend itself.

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They're the same fucking ring and pinion, the carrier they bolt to is different.

Seriously dude, you do this ALL THE TIME. Don't post shit you don't know about.

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God damn the purpose of the damn forum is to help people all you fucking do is bad mouth every single person on this damn forum. Take your ass back to the prerunner forum and be a prick somewhere else.

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1997 B2300 reg cab 2.3 Lima, 15x8.5 Mickey Thompson classic 2, 31x10.50 cooper discover at3, 7.5 open 4.10 rear, dynomax super turbo catback, alpine iva-w200 w/ nav, kicker 6x8s, alpine type R 8, alpine 250W mono amp, power bass 400.4, tool box & camper shell, compustar alarm/remote start.
1956 Ford F100 rust bucket with big plans!

The forum is for spreading CORRECT information, which you do not do. I don't bad mouth everyone, just the idiots and people who spread bad information. You happen to fit in to both of those categories.

I'm surprised you haven't attempted to make this thread about your POS Mazda like you usually do.

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