[jsawduste]

Kinda new to the forum but one thing I notice is a lot of questions on the 8.8.

Like to offer up the following;

In no paticular order. Here is how I built mine up.
First off Moser has most of the parts you might need at resonable prices. Strange and Mark Williams also have lots of goodies for the 8.8.

1. Weld up the tubes to the center section.
2. A truss will stiffen things up a bunch. Used one from TNT and added a bit of extra material to the area around the housing. Take it easy welding or you will warp the asm.
3. A girdled rear cover adds a lot of stiffness to the housing and helps to support the main caps. This helps keep the R/P engaged. Plus a bit more fluid capacity.
4. Main cap stud kit.
5. Mark Williams main caps of billet steel further holds everything together.
6. Moser makes several sizes (depths) of outboard bearings that are really used on the 9 inch but will work great on a 8.8. Gets rid of the c clip with there kit. Lot better way then the C Clip kit. Cheaper too.
7. I am running a Detroit so Moser made up a set of 31 spline chromo shafts in the width I needed.
8. The companion flange now becomes the weak link. The truck 8.8 has a wider flange that houses a 1330 (or was it a 1350 ?) u joint. Better yet is a 1350 yoke that gets rid of the flange entirely.
9. Ratech make a crush sleeve elimnator kit. Well worth the few bucks.
10. Yes you can fab/scounge the parts to install your 8.8. Mountain Off Road makes an install kit that comes in several flavors and has all the required parts to do the swap easily.

Dare to say an 8.8 set up like this ought to last you a long time.
I am running a set of 37`s behind a healthy stroker, NV4500 and an Atlas with no issues at all.

Red Loctite on the bolts and a good pattern and you should be good to go.

[Joe Dillard]

Your build sounds pretty nice.

[jsawduste]

Originally Posted by Joe Dillard

Your build sounds pretty nice.

Thanks Joe. Coming from a man such as yourself that is a real compliment.

[Brads_nky_yj]

I want pictures...NOW lol It does sound like an awesome rig...