The reality is that the ratios are the same for a 3.50 vs 3.54, but I think they number them differently to avoid mix up on part numbers. My rig has gears that were sold as 4.09 ratio D44 front and a 4.11 ratio 9” rear. There are only so many teeth on the ring gear and pinion gear, not an...
I have done this swap, but on my 87 where it was nearly bolt in. The 9” axle is the same physical width and bolt pattern as the 8.8”, you may need to grind off the spring pads and weld new ones on, I did to get the pinion angle correct. The 9” axle doesn’t have the tone ring or provisions for...
Good looking rig except for the cancer. My 1996 Sport suffered the same fate in Massachusetts. I wish I‘d had my 1996 Sport in AZ and it didn’t rot away. My 87 is rust free, but has some rock rash from proper off-roading.
I love those 300 I6 engines, especially with a manual trans. I had one in a 81 E-150 van that was in my family for 37 years, never had a problem with it. They are available in the junk yards near me regularly, I think they were in trucks until 1993ish. I don’t know when they went from carb to...
Next step is to get rid of those hat style hubs only found on the 87-88 models by replacing knuckles out with 89+ parts. A good time to do this is when you need ball joints anyway.
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