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Bracket Talk Bracket Talk Forum Tech Talk - by Abruzzi 8.8 Ford rear gear questionGo | New | Find | Notify | Tools | Reply | |
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| DRR Pro |
So far, I do not see a high impact drag race gear listed for the 8.8 rear. I know the 8.8 is popular so it must not be an issue. If I were building a 12 bolt or a 9" I would install a high impact gear set. Question, for a 2900 pound SBC bracket racer with Powerglide and trans brake leave and ET in the 6.30 1/8 range. Is the 8.8 OK with a conventional gear [most likely a 5.14 ratio] If there is any doubt about the service life, I will not install an 8.8 - will do a 9" with high impact gear. Larry Woodfin | ||
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DRR Pro |
only a guess larry ,with lots of passes a one year gear,less paaes more years honesty is the best policy,insanity is a better deffense 1.036, 6.16@ 224 | |||
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DRR Sportsman |
Larry, the 8.8 can be either 28 or 31 splines, I assume you're referring to the beefier one? Organized people are just too lazy to look for their $h!t. | |||
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| DRR Trophy |
Go with FRPP gear and the factory 31 spline axles. If you want to upgrade anything upgrade your to a quality diff or spool and a set of ARP wheel studs. ------------------------------------------ "Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persist in his or her error." "To achieve greatness, one must be willing to dance in the voids of chaos and strife to conquer their future." | |||
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DRR Pro |
The 8.8 is basically a 12-bolt Chevy. I get great service life from standard gear sets, just set it up very tight (.000" to .002") on backlash for track only use. "Despite the high cost of living, it remains popular." Dave Cook N375 | |||
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| DRR Trophy |
I've been using standard gears and 31 spline Strange axles in my car for years. 3400 pound car 1.26 60' running 5.80s in the 1/8th. Setup with Ford spec backlash without issue. | |||
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| DRR Pro |
A driver side steel cap upgrade, and brace cover are nice upgrades. tomsdifferentials.com "Despite the high cost of living, it remains popular." Dave Cook N375 | |||
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