What rear setups are you guys running?
03-20-2011, 08:52 AM
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03-20-2011, 09:23 AM
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03-20-2011, 11:23 AM
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i knew a guy that was dead set on a 9" for his v6 turbo, even though i told him he could probably get a used full assembly 8.8 that would take him to his goals easily for 250-500$ and wouldnt have to trade out or fab up some magic suspension parts. i think he wound up goin with an IRS.
03-20-2011, 03:45 PM
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If you plan on doing this urself make sure you have all the measuring tools and specs. Being slightly out of spec can cause catastrophic damage to a rear end, excessive backlash, whining, and gear damage just to name a few. 5.0 and fast fords has a good tutorial on setting up rear ends. Sorry i dont have a link but should be relatively easy to find on the website
03-20-2011, 05:00 PM
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I upgraded my stock differential with the carbon disks a couple years ago, because I was getting the one wheel burnouts at the track and now its back to that again. I do drive it quite a bit and beat on it with drag radials, which could have worn them out quick, but next go around I'm gonna go with a 31spline detroit truetrac or locker.
03-20-2011, 08:13 PM
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