Did all GT rearends have TracLok?
- Thread starter TomCat
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I am pretty sure by the time the 8.8" rear came out, that all GTs had traction loc. I think that was made standard while the 7.5" rears were still being used.
You have it, if it's not working, it's worn out. '86 was the first year for the 8.8" in the 5.0 Mustangs as a standard.
the trac lock needs to be rebuilt after a while. if you do gears you want to rebuild it while your in there
TomCat said:
As the old saying goes "What you don't know can really hurt your 60ft's"
I had my gears done at a Mustang shop (I didn't know how to do them at the time) and they never recomended it. I think a traction-loc rebuld kit should come with the gears. You don't have to take it apart. Remove the rear cover, remove the pin, remove the S-spring, remove the spyder gears, remove the side gears and clutches and plates. Install reverse of the removal.
"install the s-spring"
Sounds simple, doesn't it...
I think it took me about two hours to install that spring when I rebuilt my 8.8. And mine was on a bench. I don't know if I would of even tried it if it were in the car.
Sounds simple, doesn't it...
I think it took me about two hours to install that spring when I rebuilt my 8.8. And mine was on a bench. I don't know if I would of even tried it if it were in the car.
my stang didint need a trac lok rebuild when i did the gears. i guess thats what comes from 14 yrs of babying it.
mine just got 4.10 gears and trak-lok rebuild. What a difference from 2.73s. I also thought i had 3.08s, but i told them to save the old gears and i counted the splines.
