rusty 91
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- City, State
- perrysburg ohio
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 01 sport
My explorer is a 01 2 door sport with the 8.8 3.73 gear open rear end. I acquired a 8.8 3.73 factory limited slip rear from a 95 explorer. I rebuilt the factory linited slip unit. I was going to change the whole axle out but it would be alot more work than just using the limited slip part. Even tho they are the same gear ratio i know the ring and the pinion wear together so if i use the ring from the open diff and put it on the limited slip and install it back in the 01 so the only thing thats changed is the part that holds the ring gear being the linited slip can i get away with it and not have to change shims and set it all up? I figure they were all built the same on the assembly line with the same tolerances so it cant be that far off. Am i right? Thanks for any input guys