how does the internals of this new rear end compare to the old 9", have any of you done your own gear change, do you know any site with download? I have done the 9" sets in my camaro several times, but would like something to look at before i just tear into it.

 

The old 9" was a pumpkin style that could be removed from the housing and worked on a bench top. The 8.8 Ford is more like a 10" GM style. Check out the Ford Racing website. I believe they have tech info that can be downloaded. I also ran accross info from vendors on e-bay that sell gear sets. They have multi-page documents you can download from thier websites that will give step by step gear setup info. Hope that helps. I did'nt try to do mine. I took it to a shop so i could get a decent warranty.

 

Pay a shop with experience in doing the install. It will be worth the money for the install and ask for a warranty against whine from the gears. They should not whine and if so take it back. Many threads on this just do a search and if you do the install yourself than make sure to get the kit that gets used with it. I think it is a packing kit for the bearings! Not an expert but read all the threads

 

i enjoy the doing it part much more than the having it part, so i'll definitely do it myself. I have done 9" models probably 20 times, besides, in most cases i care more about doing the job right than a "professional"