Comin down to a money crunch

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Outlaw49801

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What it comes down to is the $3100 I was going to spend on putting a moser 60 in my car is being spent on the trans and engine on things I wasn't expecting to spend it on. So my options would be to delay the project or buy a rearend locally and it is a ford 8.8 with.bb a TA girdle new 4.10 gears a 31 spline mini spool, strange axles,disc brakes w/ calipers and a 1350 yoke Width wise it will bolt right in and allow me to use 10.5 inch tire with my mini tub job . Rearend brandnew no passes and the guy wants $500 for it is it worth it??

Thanks, for your input guys .
Doug
 
Don't buy that cheap **** 8.8 If it breaks and puts you in the wall. Then how much did you save?
 
The rest of the drivetrain is a stroker 416, 570hp/530 torque w/o the nitrous system once I decide between a nos cheater or a zex system it will be at most a 250 shot and it is a 904 hardened input and output shafts and the stall is 4500rpm
 
Outlaw49801 said:
If built right would the 8.8 not hold up to this configuration it is said it is as strong as an 8.75 or a 12 bolt
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Who says an 8.8 is as strong as a 8.75"?

from everything I've read their fairly decent rearends but not nearly strong enough to handle 820 hp. For that matter an 8-3/4 better be maxed out to handle power like that. Plus I hope your running an R3 or better block with that much power.
 
Go Dana. Go Home... Nuff said...

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I ain a expert on diffs, but with that much power would the 8.8 hold up? After u find that out with the 8.8 the first order of business would be to eliminate those c clips......Really like the other folks chimed in I would look at a 8.75 or 9"......Hell u got that much money in engine and tranny, you don't want to skimp on the rear an end up in the wall...:angry7:......
 
A young fellow that comes by my place has an 1150 hp mustang that goes 8.87 with an 8.8...
I asked him why an 8.8 and he said guys are going faster than him with that rear end..
 
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