Off road upgrade

mpruett24 · 09-24-2008, 12:12 PM

i have a 2wd 85' Toyota pickup manual. i have a 5.0L 302 from a mustang that i am going to put in there, and i need to know what needs to be done with the axle? to stand up to the power. i eventually want to get a suspension lift and bigger tires and also wanna know how it effects what type of lift to get

thanks, mike

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***Corey*** · 09-24-2008, 12:24 PM

Moving your post, you put this in the tech article submission area.
http://www.yotatech.com/f166/

89silverpu · 09-24-2008, 12:29 PM

My suggestion would be to put a Ford 9" in the rear end, the little 7.5" toyota housing is too weak to handle that much power....think about it, its made to handle the power of a baby little 4 cyl.

tc · 09-24-2008, 02:04 PM

even going to an 8" 4WD axle would be a huge step up!

sixt5 · 09-25-2008, 03:16 AM

you do not need a 9 inch for a stock 302.

mpruett24 · 09-25-2008, 03:40 PM

well i think im in luck cause im sisters friends has a rolled toyota 4x4 she said i could have anything off it

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sixt5 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 55	you do not need a 9 inch for a stock 302.

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