Ring and Pinion installation kit

The minimum you will need is:

A pinion seal, pinion shims, differential shims, and a new crush collar. These come in the kits. You will most likely need a new inner pinion bearing as the old one may get damaged in removal.

You should be able to reuse the differential bearings, and the side shims. However, if the backlash is off, you will need a differential bearing shim kit.

If you are changing gears and want to put it back together and not fool with it, I recommend changing the axle seals. These don't come with most kits. They are so cheap and easy you might as well change them. I have removed axles several times on the same seals, so if they are working, they will be ok, but new ones are easy.

I am doing the same thing. I bought a kit with the pinion and differential shims, some extra crush collars, etc. I dont mind changing or doing stuff later, so I may not be real carefull with the seals, etc. Including oil and additive, there is about a hundred bucks of stuff in a gear change.

I would get the Ford friction modifier. At any dealer, about $6.00.

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Richmond 8.8 gear installation kit

did u get the richmond install kit? If so, did u also buy axle seals seperately?