cp2295
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- Washougal, wa
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- 1999
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- Ford
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- 4.0L swap, 8.8 explorer axle, IFS front end
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You should be able to find a axle from a FX ranger that has a limited slip in the 4:10. You need to look for your axle in two places. 1st go to the world wide interweb and fire up you google search engine, type in Car-part.com. Search for a rear axle assy out of a 2003 Ranger with a 8.8 ring gear and 10" brakes and the gear ratio you want, like 4.10. I have read and been told that both the FX4 Level II and the FX4 without the level II are 31 spline with limited slip differentials, but the axle with Level II is a better limited slip.
By doing this you can find out what salvage yards in your area have the axle you want, and see what they are selling them for. Also its handy to know, that if you have a commercial address with a dock or a fork lift, they can ship you an axle for about $150.00- $200.00 depending on how far away. Without the Dock or fork lift, its $200.00 plus. I am talking a state or two away. Calling your local yard with that information in mind will help you get the best deal. For example, if your local yard wants to sell you the axle for $800.00 but there is an axle 10 hours away, for $500.00, you are cheaper shipping one in if you have access to a fork lift or dock and a commercial address. It does not hurt to ask the local yard in a nice way if they will sell you the axle for the same price, or at least match the shipped in price. The longer an item has been in inventory, the more they want and need to sell it, so don't be an ass, but be smart about how you negotiate with them.
Youll be spending a lot less on an explorer axle even if you had someone weld the perches and stuff on. There are 3 u pull its here and there are about 20 explorers at each yard and 50% of them have 3.73s and a posi w/ discs, 30% have 3.55s, and the other 20 may have 4.10s, 3.55s, 3.73s blah blah blah but are usually open unfortunately. However u can pick one up for $150. Craigslist also has them all the time
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