Project 4x4 Commuter Mazda

[4.0B2]

got a few words for ya: GO FOR IT!

 

[Boggin]

got ya beat, i get what i want from the junkyard for free

 

[4.0B2]

i got my spare starter and alternator for free.. their computer was down! lol

 

[88_Eddie]

wow, i need to try one of those pullapart places. the closest one to me is about 2 hours away, but if i can get a 95+ EX 8.8 for $90, it'll be worth it.

 

[4.0B2]

wow, i need to try one of those pullapart places. the closest one to me is about 2 hours away, but if i can get a 95+ EX 8.8 for $90, it'll be worth it.

you can check their inventory to see what vehicles are on the lot to
http://www.pullapart.com/inventory.aspx

 

[88_Eddie]

they have 21 EX's 95 and up, i bet i can get what i need. i shoulda rode over there this morning

 

[legoms013]

Good day:

I want to have the new 8.8 geared by the first of July, and the D35 regeared by the first of Augs. and the 8.8 under the truck that same day I get the D35 back....first or second week in Aug.

Still need simple 8.8 swap kit from Ruff Stuff, and a No-Slip locker. Oh and chevy 63" leafs...

 

[4.0B2]

Why do you need a simple swap kit? It's wasted money IMO

 

[4.0B2]

What gears are in the axle?

 

[legoms013]

I want the whole kit besides the shock tabs...I hate those shock tabs they put in their kit.

I want to go with their perches, u-bolts, and spring plates cuz their business is very close by (local) and I have a buddy who works there.

Gears are 3.73, with a trak-lok

 

[88_Eddie]

i agree, screw the kit. for my 8.8 swap i spent:

perches from 4wheel parts: $22
shock tabs from ballistic with a 3.25" radius: $2 (99 cents per side)
3.25" u-bolts from autozone: $25

$50 for all that. i did leave out the spring plates b/c i'm using the old exploder ones that i cut down. but hey, it's your $$$. the simple swap is $120 (obviously you wont have to pay for shipping if they're close). it woulda been $140ish to get it all the way to me, but i'm on the other side of the country. i could buy 1.5 tanks of gas with the $90 i'm saving

 

[Kyle M.]

I would buy the ruffstuff kit 10 times over. The plates are 3/8" thick, the u bolts are 5/8 fine thread, grade 8. The pirches are longer to help with axle wrap, all around a great kit and the price is fair. And you get 10% off, so it is like free shipping, and besides that they use flat rate boxes so order a lot of stuff and it still only cost 10 bucks to ship. I would get the diff cover with the kit, it is cheaper that way. Very nice kit, worth every cent.

 

[legoms013]

Kyle knows what's up. The ruff stuff perches and plates are all serious beef, and their u-bolts are ginormous compared to the stock RBV stuff. All in all their products are top quality and meant to never break. And I can stop there any day of the week on my way to or from my house, they are literally 2 min from my house. And I have never paid full retail on anything I have ever bought from them. Cash in hand always gets a discount

I don't mind the extra cost, I want bullet proof remember...stock parts just don't cut it in this case

 

[86 slo-vo]

I would buy the ruffstuff kit 10 times over. The plates are 3/8" thick, the u bolts are 5/8 fine thread, grade 8. The pirches are longer to help with axle wrap, all around a great kit and the price is fair. And you get 10% off, so it is like free shipping, and besides that they use flat rate boxes so order a lot of stuff and it still only cost 10 bucks to ship. I would get the diff cover with the kit, it is cheaper that way. Very nice kit, worth every cent.

x2, its whats under mine and its quality stuff.

 

[4.0B2]

i'm not using the kit.... i don't need it.
i do however have a ruffstuff cover, and that thing is beefy awesome. my favorite 8.8 i've seen. and i've seen a lot b/c those jeep guys i hang out w/ love our 8.8's.