tkotitan
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Vermont, USA
This is a hypothetical since I don't have the money to do it, but I wanna get my wish list straight. I have a '94 XJ 4.0L SE 5 speed Select-trac.
I have the Chrysler axle with 3.07 gears. I want a Ford 8.8 to get disc brakes and add a leaf while I am at it. I am fixing a broken e-brake cable now and realized if I do this, I will need to install the ford cable since it is axle specific.
I mainly want to do this in case I ever tow I want better brakes - I live in VT and we have serious hills so all the braking power you can get helps.
Ford makes an 8.8 with 3.08 gears if I can find one.
My question is: does the 0.01 gear ratio make a difference for the transfer case? Or would I need to do new gears, and if so how expensive are gears normally? My mechanic said it does make a difference and we would have to do gears but I am better at math than he is so I really wonder. He doesn't think different tread depths on matching tires strains the T-case at all so it is a mixed judgement.
Would I have to do gears? yay or nay?
I have the Chrysler axle with 3.07 gears. I want a Ford 8.8 to get disc brakes and add a leaf while I am at it. I am fixing a broken e-brake cable now and realized if I do this, I will need to install the ford cable since it is axle specific.
I mainly want to do this in case I ever tow I want better brakes - I live in VT and we have serious hills so all the braking power you can get helps.
Ford makes an 8.8 with 3.08 gears if I can find one.
My question is: does the 0.01 gear ratio make a difference for the transfer case? Or would I need to do new gears, and if so how expensive are gears normally? My mechanic said it does make a difference and we would have to do gears but I am better at math than he is so I really wonder. He doesn't think different tread depths on matching tires strains the T-case at all so it is a mixed judgement.
Would I have to do gears? yay or nay?