Gears to spin 33's

[Bent Bolt]

There is guys saying 4.88's for 33" rubber? I am planning to install 4.56s for 35" rubber! Whats up with that!?!?

Hell, I've got 4.88 's to install and I have 31' tire's !! Mind you I want 33 or 35's in the future and am sticking with a 4.0 L.

2400 RPM is very OK for a 302. It'll spin that all day with no complaints.

 

[Dishtowel]

There is a dude in town who is selling his Explorer axles! (D35 and 8.8)
With:
4.88 gears
ARB in front
Spooled Rear
Recently replaced ujoints, ball joints, & bearings on the D35.

Asking $1500 obo.
Thoughts on this? (I obviously find it appealing, but I recently sunk money into my own D35 + 'jeep' hubs. I still just have my 7.5)

EDIT: I feel very foolish all the sudden. I was mis-informed about the overdrive ratio on my transmission. I was told 4th gear = 0.75. That is wrong. 4th in my AOD = 0.67. This makes a significant difference.

4.88's it will be for me.

Hope dude still has those axles for sale tomorrow!

 

[Dishtowel]

We arrived at a price of $1400 for both axles.
So, I get a 'new to me' D35 (my current one become on my shelf parts), with 4.88 gears, and a ARB. And spare hubs.
A explorer 8.8 with 4.88 gears and spool.

I feel alright about this. I had to shell out $$$ to step up to 4.88 gears anyways. (not $1400, but I like this deal)

 

[Bent Bolt]

Decent deal. I know how much the gears cost and the ARB is not cheap. Plus now it's just a matter swapping the D35 and some minor fab work for the 8.8 .

 

[4x4junkie]

Swap that spool out when you get it, it will be a mini-spool (mini-spools are multi-pieced garbage in c-clip axles), then stick some spiders in there & weld it (or get an Aussie for it).

 

[Hahnsb2]

Swap that spool out when you get it, it will be a mini-spool (mini-spools are multi-pieced garbage in c-clip axles), then stick some spiders in there & weld it (or get an Aussie for it).

 

[fordwheelinman]

I drove a truck with a 460 in it for years, and ive got to say, anything over 2200, it didnt appreciate that much, at least with the stock cam in it.

 

[Dishtowel]

Swap that spool out when you get it, it will be a mini-spool (mini-spools are multi-pieced garbage in c-clip axles), then stick some spiders in there & weld it (or get an Aussie for it).

Does anybody know of a full spool for the 8.8? Why is this minispool such junk? So far it has stood up to a 4.0L and 36" rubber on the rig i'm getting axles from...

Also, I knew I saved that Lincoln axle for some reason... Could I just rob the spiders and cross pin out of that and then burn them together?

EDIT: I'm sorry huvik for the nasty thread jack.

 

[Hahnsb2]

Lincoln axle is 28 spline is it not? From what I understand the multi piece c-clip minispools tend to fatige because of the small amount of slop (I'm assuming) in the parts constantly rocking back and forth on one another. The basic design from what I remember is the 2 side "gears" each have a large notch missing so it forms "square" hole between the 2 side gears in which a rectangular pin is inserted in the hole formed by the 2 side gears notches and then the crosspin runs inside the rectangle pin. Not sure how well I explained it. I dont think full spools are possible on c-slip axles, you probably could however weld up the minispool kind of like you would weld up the spiders.
EDIT: Heres a mini spool, it's actually 2 small squares insertered, not a large rectangular pin. From the pictures I've seen before it appears the squares like to round over and bend the side gears and deform them.

 

[4x4junkie]

Yep, too many pieces in there, it's sloppy, it fatigues and then finally disintegrates. There are only two "edges" in that whole mess that drives each side, unlike a Lockright or similar that has what... (I'm guessing) 20 maybe (one on each locking tooth)?

Full spools are more than possible to make for c-clip axles, but everyone that makes them mistakenly seem to think there wouldn't be any demand for them though (c-clip axle retention is banned in drag racing). There are far more people out there that want a spool than drag racers.

Just weld it. Much cheaper than a full spool anyway.

 

[Dishtowel]

Anybody recently got rid of their 8.8 31 spline spiders? I'm in the market. lol