haha i agree! When we initially did it, we basically just hit it where the gears touch and it lasted 2 years. This last time we welded the spiders to the carrier and somehow it still came unlocked.
Thanks for the heads up. Since it was .003 when we pulled it out, that’s what we went back with. It had been .003 in there for a few years and the gears looked brand new still. Which it really doesn’t get driven much. Probably should bust it back open and look at that again then.
It may end up being fine, but for highway use you’ll probably having some roaring from that. For mostly offroad and occasional on road it’s probably fine. I usually set them up on the tight side. I prefer between 8-9thou for new gears.
They do. This was my first time with any gear experience, but Rob said that it made it a good bit easier to deal with too. Wasn't too bad with being able to use the factory shims, but if we had to take it in and out and make other adjustments, it would have been easier with that design. He was explaining the way 44s work to me and it definitely seemed a little more cumbersome
I just welded the limited slip on my 94 mazda with the 8.8 put like 2lbs of weld. In it if your pasted that long with less weld I should be good
haha i agree! When we initially did it, we basically just hit it where the gears touch and it lasted 2 years. This last time we welded the spiders to the carrier and somehow it still came unlocked.
The backlash spec on an 8.8 is 8-12 thou per ford. 3 would be way too tight.
Thanks for the heads up. Since it was .003 when we pulled it out, that’s what we went back with. It had been .003 in there for a few years and the gears looked brand new still. Which it really doesn’t get driven much. Probably should bust it back open and look at that again then.
It may end up being fine, but for highway use you’ll probably having some roaring from that. For mostly offroad and occasional on road it’s probably fine. I usually set them up on the tight side. I prefer between 8-9thou for new gears.
👍🏽 it doesn’t seem any different than before at the moment
So, the shims on an 8.8 go between the race and the axle housing?
They do. This was my first time with any gear experience, but Rob said that it made it a good bit easier to deal with too. Wasn't too bad with being able to use the factory shims, but if we had to take it in and out and make other adjustments, it would have been easier with that design. He was explaining the way 44s work to me and it definitely seemed a little more cumbersome
@@ThatJeepAdventure Yes, if they go ON the carrier, behind the bearings; it's a really big pain!
Haha yea that’s what he said too.