I have decided to go with an 8.8 in the rear. Can somebody tell me what gears come in the 8.8. I have seen several site that say 3.55 which would be good so i dont have to re-gear right away. But i have also seen some sights that say 3.73 or 4.10. Any help would be great.

 

Could check out therangerstation.com they should have it listed somewhere.

 

they could have any of thous gears
look on the tag bolted to the diff cover it will have the gear ratio on it

 

the 4.10 wouldbe in one with 4 banger stick
just ask the junk yard you are going to purchas from they can tell you what they have

 

stick shift explorers are rare...dont think they make a 4cyl explorer either.(hope your talking about the cherokee) If a junkyard can tell you what gear ratio a vehicle has you dont want to buy it from them....because they are expensive. Best way is to Mark the tire and D/S and count it off. The tag on the diff is the first thing chucked over the shoulder when doing a service on the rear.......but you may get lucky.

 

they just open a book and check the vin

 

your right I meant the 6cyl vs the 8
lots of sticks out there thou

 

this should be the door code
just open the drivers door and find the axle number on the door tage


http://www.explorerforum.com/ntrprize/Axle.htm

Explorer



43Open 3.08
41Open 3.27
42Open 4.10
46Open 3.73
45Open 3.55
D4Limited Slip3.73
D2Limited Slip4.10
L73Limited Slip 3.73

 

what is your reasoning for going with a ford rear?

 

I crawled around a local junkyard looking at the diff tags until I found a 4.10 limited slip. It is labled on the tag that is on the pass side of the vehicle on one of the diff bolts.
There are several reason for swapping to the Ford 8.8 - it is a much stronger unit than the D35 or 8.25, is has factory disc brakes (when you get one from an explorer 96 through 01) it has the same bolt pattern as our Jeeps and is very close to the same width. I bought mine complete from caliper to caliper for a little under 300. All I had to do was change the pads, rotors, diff fluid and move the spring perches. I rotated and reused the sway bar mount as shock mounts as well.

 

because every junk yard has about 50 of them. they can be had for about 100 bucks. and they are strong and have the right bolt pattern

 

there a little bigger than a dana 44 also.........parts are common and gears are cheap.