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Doing a gear swap and have some ?

Old 03-24-2015, 06:41 AM
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Doing a gear swap and have some ?

Ive done a couple clutches, head gasket and a bunch of other misc fixes. Putting 5.29 gears in a v6 8" rear and 7.5" ifs front. work in a machine shop so have a good idea about what im getting my self into. Need some clarification on somethings though.

Got the tools needed and ready. From the research Ive done a lot of it has people pulling the whole front diff. I am wondering if the front diff can be left in place?

Also does the 93 have a crush sleeve or a solid adapter?

With the rear diff, do the rear wheels and drums need to come off to move axle shafts farther into rear diff to unclip then slide back out a bit to remove rear carrier or can carrier be removed without doing that.
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You can do it with the front diff in place, but why? your so close just pull it out, will be much easier.

For the rear, Its a semi floating. No clips. the drum/wheelbearing/ axle shaft are held in with 4 bolts and can be pulled out as a whole (and need to be pulled out to get the diff out)

Soild spacers are a aftermarket option. All factory diffs will have the crush sleeve.

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Nice, thanks for info. My backs jacked up right now so wasnt looking forward to wrestling with the whole diff. May have to lure a buddy with some cold liquids to help.
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