Junkyard gears
2/7/12, 06:36 PM
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^^ the center section is the "pumpkin". your better off buying gears and putting them in or having a shop do it. There is the option of swapping out the entire rear for another one with the gear set up want.
2/7/12, 07:33 PM
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Lmao yea dude I know what a pumpkin is. I just wanted to know what ones were compatible and if it was easier to swap the whole thing or just the ring and pinion gears. Na I wanted pie lol smh...
2/7/12, 08:25 PM
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The 8.8 rear does not have a removeable pumpkin, if you want to change gears you must open the rear cover, remove the axles and swap out the ring and pinion gears.
The center section of the 8.8 rear end is an intergal part of the rear end assembly.
The center section of the 8.8 rear end is an intergal part of the rear end assembly.
2/8/12, 05:15 AM
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. I was pretty much just throwing it out there and it seemed to miss. Like alreadt stated the "pumpkin" or center housing isn't coming out and being swapped. maybe I just should have been more direct 
2/8/12, 05:17 AM
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sadly more than custom fab work. I can bolt the whole thing right into my Fox. We share the same floor pan thru '04. It's been done many times. should have multi quoted but I just caught your post.
2/8/12, 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by PureSpeedMotorsports
The axle tubes are pressed on, you'd be better off getting a whole new rear assembly from newtakeoff.com with your choice of gears installed.
2/8/12, 06:52 AM
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Originally Posted by skunk21
I figured that. I was being a wise ****
. I was pretty much just throwing it out there and it seemed to miss. Like alreadt stated the "pumpkin" or center housing isn't coming out and being swapped. maybe I just should have been more direct
2/8/12, 08:28 AM
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Uhm okay. Why not just get a quote a on a gear install. seems kinda overkill to swap out an entire rearend just for a set of gears. It might seem like a tough job to do a set of gears granted, it can be done by a diy but a gear job at a decent shop isn't that bad $$ wise vs shipping out an entire rearend. Just mo.
2/8/12, 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by skunk21
Uhm okay. Why not just get a quote a on a gear install. seems kinda overkill to swap out an entire rearend just for a set of gears. It might seem like a tough job to do a set of gears granted, it can be done by a diy but a gear job at a decent shop isn't that bad $$ wise vs shipping out an entire rearend. Just mo.
2/8/12, 09:04 AM
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Well I work at a repair shop/bhph lot. I try to have stuff done here because, well it's free lol. But at the same time I don't like to tie up the bays for too long. I though maybe if I could grab one out of a junk yard it would be faster easier and cheaper than rebuilding the whole thing, because if I do that I want new gears, new LSD, the whole thing ya know? Still trying to get a price on one with 373s in it. Most yards I deal with ship free.
2/8/12, 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by skunk21
lsd/gears with bearings/seals most decent shops 3-4hrs maybe a tick longer.
2/8/12, 09:26 AM
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Yea my mechanic is pretty good but with stuff like that but hes reallllllyyyyyy slow. He did my cams in 1 day with no problems. I have faith but we stay pretty busy and I don't want to maybe ending up killing a whole day. I'll end up spending like 7-8 hundred in parts if I do a rebuild, hopefully a fraction in a used assembly. I'm gonna try to get pricing during lunch...
2/8/12, 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by skunk21
what are you looking to do diff wise? a Ford racing 3.73 gear kit is $250 with free shipping. what else you looking at doing.
2/8/12, 09:49 AM
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Take a look here:
http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/...r-End-Gear-Kit