Junkyard rear-differential advice

woob

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Hey, I am doing my 5-lug conversion. I've got a complete rear-assembly out of a '95 stang. axles, etc. the 8.8 with 3.08 gears / posi-track

Only thing is it's been sitting out in the open for half a year. looks pretty rusty. I don't have any experience messing with rear diffs .... any of you guys have experience with old differentials... i don't even know what kind of metal it's made out of. should i sand it down...

I think i've seen some guys powder coat them..

anyway, i'm just talking out of my ass. go ahead and give me some advice.

 

RsStanG1987

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should be fine they sit outside anyway..

 

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The center housing is cast iron, the tubes are steel. Cover the axles and wire bush or sandblast it to clean it up.

Clue: use a magnet to tell iron and steel from aluminum. Aluminum is not attracted to a magnet.

 

woob

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thanks :SNSign:

 

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yeah thanks for the reminder i have to sandblast my SN95 axle this weekend

 

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I thought sn95 axles were wider than fox axles?

 

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MAC'n89Blckstng said:

I thought sn95 axles were wider than fox axles?

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They are 3/4" longer on each side. Everything still fits OK. Some extra wide wheels may need a different offset to prevent the tire from rubbing on the inner fender. Sometimes the fix for this is to roll the lip on the inner fender.