Finishing the FORD 8.8 Swap - DRIVESHAFT and PARKING BRAKE | Budget Crawler Ep. 30
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- čas přidán 22. 11. 2021
- Today we finally put the finishing touches on the Ford Explorer 8.8 rear axle which was previously swapped into our project Jeep Wrangler TJ. We install a new driveshaft with flange yoke and install e-brake hardware and cables.
Click here for the first video covering the Ford 8.8 install:
• Jeep TJ FORD 8.8 Axle ... - Auta a dopravní prostředky
Good seeing more of this tj. I've been following along with it so far. I've been doing stuff on our 99 Jeep Cherokee myself as well. Gotta get a few things done with the steering and take care of some light rust.
About the same here. Following along with project. I'm working on a yj Wrangler ( mainly getting parts together over time to build it )
@@larryalexander4833 ah sweet, yeah ours is a daily we take to the Daniel Boone national forest trails a couple of times a year ago I've been had my eye on the V8 ZJ steering upgrade. Nothing to crazy mostly stock with a hitch mount winch and 3/4" lift with 235/75/15 AT3W tires.
@@jacobwhittaker6241 bought mine about a year ago. Turned out I had Bad engine , so I found a ax15 and newer 231 transfer . Mostly stock with small lift .
@@larryalexander4833 ah sweet. Ours is a hand-me-down. Girlfriends mom and dad bought it new and gave it to here about 8 years ago. We've had it ever since and will have it till its no longer fixable. Lol
@@jacobwhittaker6241 cool I'm on a tight budget as most are . But I'm getting thier . Maybe going by next summer I hope ???
Been waiting for this!!!
You and me both! LOL
Love seeing your progress. Kinda motivates me to get mine done. I’ve had an 8.8 with an Artec truss sitting next to my shed for 1.5-2 years. Lol. Every time I go up to Rausch Creek with the stock 3.07’s it drives me crazy.
Haha I know the feeling, the progress on this build has been much slower than I’d like
Looking good. Keep up the good work. I painted my wife’s 8.8 for her 03 TJ with gray Steel-it paint. Looks really good with the contrast. *she has a black 03.
Thanks man, sounds like a good color combo!
I used the explorer parking brake cables I made a 3/8 block with holes drilled just big enough for the cables to go through and replace the original jeep parking brake piece u used a couple of small clamps from tractor supply not fancy but it works I had to weld a couple of washers on the frame to hold the cables up.
Good idea. I’ll probably be revisiting this eventually as the cables stretch and I can no longer take the slack out of them. Just might have to do something like that.
“Few episodes ago”, or few yew years ago, jk lol! Would be interested in a video to figure out lashing in the future.
Time flies!
Can you send me the part number of the flange yolk (Spicer 2-2-1379?) and the u- joint (Spicer 5-153x or 5-134x?).
I have a Ford 8.8 matched to original driveshaft in my 98 TJ, and need these parts to make it work.
Thanks!
Regarding the rear sway bar, is it the stock Ford 8.8 sway bars you are talking about? Also, my F8.8 came with a limited slip diff but I want to replace it with an aussie locker, will the carrier accept the aussie locker or do I need a different open carrier? Thank a million!
The truss/bracket kit I welded on to the axle came with brackets to mount the OEM TJ sway bar so I’d be adding the factory TJ sway bar to it. I can’t say for sure but typically most axles need an open carrier to install an Aussie. If you’re not already planning to regear I’d try installing a new clutch pack in the differential and see if it works good enough for what you need before changing the carrier since changing the carrier is a fair bit of work.
@@dironaa Big thanks for the tip! It slipped my mind but I do have the Artec truss kit with all the brackets so I should be good to go in that department. I originally planned for a 4.56 regear however strapped for cash atm so the existing 4.10's will have to suffice for now. The donor axle had less than 40k miles so I may stick with the current setup for the rear and concentrate on building the front d30 instead. Just like Kyle below I've been sitting on this project for about a year before finding your video so thanks for the motivation!
You happen to have the part numbers that you used for the e-brake setups from ECGS?
No, but they should be easy to fine on the ecgs website. I could not find the stamped backing plates anywhere else on the internet.
Do you have a part number the the ebrake assembly
I don’t but it would be easy to find on ECGS website
Man you keep catching me when I’m not paying attention to my phone 😫😫😫
Haha if it helps I’ll probably have the next video ready to go on a Thursday or Friday, but I’m not sure if it will be next week or two weeks from now
@@dironaa bout to be watching my notifications on here like a Hawk searching for mice in a field!
By the way Happy Thanksgiving!!!
@@Stuntman2304 New vid live now!
Can we see some actual trail videos???
Hopefully soon!
Paint is getting really rough on that Jeep.
I prefer it that way, if it were nicer I’d be more hesitant to take it in the woods!
@@dironaa lol, fair. When I had some rough spots on my truck I got creative with aerosol bedliner.