Upgrading to 3.73
10-12-2009, 10:25 AM
#11
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: FL
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I thought I was being ignored because I haven't received any emails that I've had replies. Then I come here now to check and see lots of responses.
Thanks everyone!
Yeah, I want the 3.73 and to add the limited slip. I may do more to the engine later, so I think 4.10s might be too much after other mods.
I'll contact American Muscle. They appear much more reasonable than what my dealer quoted.
Thanks everyone!
Yeah, I want the 3.73 and to add the limited slip. I may do more to the engine later, so I think 4.10s might be too much after other mods.
I'll contact American Muscle. They appear much more reasonable than what my dealer quoted.
10-12-2009, 11:46 AM
#13
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: East Central Florida
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Do the '10s come without LS? I thought all S197s came with the Ford TracLoc?
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10-12-2009, 12:17 PM
#14
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Kaiserslautern, Germany
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Why are y'all changing the pinion bearing? There are only three sacrificials in the rear end, the carrier shaft retaining bolt, the crush sleeve and the pinion nut. I'm not a big fan of Ford's 8.8 LS rear end and if it were me, I'd replace it with either a locker or an Auburn Pro LS while I was doing a gear change.
Another thought if you want to save yourself the mess of tearing apart a rear end is to get a new complete takeoff rear end. $849 at this site:
http://www.v6mustangstuff.com/TakeOffParts.htm
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Semper Fi
Another thought if you want to save yourself the mess of tearing apart a rear end is to get a new complete takeoff rear end. $849 at this site:
http://www.v6mustangstuff.com/TakeOffParts.htm
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10-12-2009, 01:30 PM
#16
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: East Central Florida
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If you're going to make some serious power additions in the future then please replace the factory 8.8 with something stronger.
Here are some rusty photos of an 8.8 carrier I took out of my 6K lb 4x4 Ford truck a few years ago. they're rusty since I left them out while I waited for our digital camera to be repaired. I took one out of a 5K lb. Bronco a few years earlier that looked similar.
In these photos, please note the white chalk. This is all of the metal that holds the two sides of the carrier together. The area where the right side clutches go appears to be machined down and weakened to make the clutch plates fit. In both cases for me cracks appear to have developed where they machined the notches for the dog ears on the clutches. It just took the right amount of stress to open these things up like a clamshell. In photo .005 you can see how the cracks developed.
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Semper Fi
Here are some rusty photos of an 8.8 carrier I took out of my 6K lb 4x4 Ford truck a few years ago. they're rusty since I left them out while I waited for our digital camera to be repaired. I took one out of a 5K lb. Bronco a few years earlier that looked similar.
In these photos, please note the white chalk. This is all of the metal that holds the two sides of the carrier together. The area where the right side clutches go appears to be machined down and weakened to make the clutch plates fit. In both cases for me cracks appear to have developed where they machined the notches for the dog ears on the clutches. It just took the right amount of stress to open these things up like a clamshell. In photo .005 you can see how the cracks developed.
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BSemper Fi
10-12-2009, 02:47 PM
#17
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Ontario,Canada
Posts: 3,471
Just bought a 2010 Grabber Blue GT Premium. This is my third late model GT. Love them!
This car came with great options, but only had the standard 3.31 gears. So, part of my deal was that I buy the 3.73s and they will install them for free.
I also have the option to buy the parts anywhere, in case they have too big of a mark-up.
They've quoted me $552.48 for the gears (8R3Z-4209-E) and $515.81 for LS (no part number).
Are these the right parts and where can I get the best deal?
This car came with great options, but only had the standard 3.31 gears. So, part of my deal was that I buy the 3.73s and they will install them for free.
I also have the option to buy the parts anywhere, in case they have too big of a mark-up.
They've quoted me $552.48 for the gears (8R3Z-4209-E) and $515.81 for LS (no part number).
Are these the right parts and where can I get the best deal?
10-13-2009, 09:18 AM
#18
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: FL
Posts: 7
Centurion96, I double-checked it when I posted, but still didn't get any notifications. I finally did today however. I run my own vBulletin forum for my company, but mine never acted this way.
2cokeman, it wasn't available in the car on the lot. I had another car I had to trade and quickly, so I had to take the best of what I could find. This Mustang was it, except the gearing, which can be fixed.
2cokeman, it wasn't available in the car on the lot. I had another car I had to trade and quickly, so I had to take the best of what I could find. This Mustang was it, except the gearing, which can be fixed.