what axles will have the same bolt pattern as my 8.8? i want to get a bigger axle but i dont want to have to buy new rims right now...if i am correct, the 10.25 is 8 lug right? and is the 9.75 a 5 lug with the same pattern as the 8.8? I am in need of regearing my axle for my bigger tires but i dont like how small the axle is and i dont want to end up breaking it and having to buy one anyways. so i figured i would go ahead and upgrade my axle while im doing gears...seems to make sense to me. also, how easy is it to swap the axle in? driveway job or take it to a shop job? i know mine has drum brakes right now...do i have to get an axle with drum brakes or can i get disk breaks? if i do get disk brakes, what do i need to do to get them to work...or is it the same?

I know thats a lot of questions but axles are one thing that i am completely oblivious to. so any help, suggestions or comments on what i am doing is greatly appreciated. Thanks for yalls help.

 

I just got done doing an axle swap on a lowered Ram 1500, swaping from stock to SRT10 axle. We did it in a one car garage. Its possible to do in driveway or garage

8.8 and 9.75 will have same bolt pattern if it is from same year model.

97-2003 have 5 lug (on ***** 8.8 and 9.75)
04-2009 have 6 lug (on ***** 8.8 and 9.75)


You can upgrade to discs while you have it torn apart, but i cant think of what all you will need off of the top of my head.

I believe driveshaft will bolt right up too. (thats the main issue we are having on the dodge right now)

Good luck
-Patrick

 

Something else to remember, the 97-99 have 12mm lugs and the 00-03 are 14mm lugs.

 

How can i measure bolt pattern? i have been told it has a 96 axle in it so i dont even know if they are the same as the 97 would be...

 

either bring a spare wheel with you and test fit it, or measure the distance between the studs in milimeters

 

How hard is it to change the brakes from drum to disk? I would like to get an axle that has disk brakes but would that work or is there a conversion kit that i need to get? Has anyone done this and did a write up on it on here? with pictures maybe?

and is there one for swaping the axle? or somewhere where i can find instructions on how to do it so i can decide whether it is something i can do or not? Thanks

 

where would i look to find an axle at? local junkyards? and how much am i looking at spending to buy a new axle.

also, has anyone done a write up on swaping drum brakes to disk brakes?

 

hit up pick a part on west road

 

i went there a couple weeks ago looking for some of the dash pieces...and they had 1 ford truck in the whole thing!

that means one of 2 things...ford is so good that it isnt in junk yards...or they are soo bad that the junkyards dont take them! hahaha

but do they get new trucks regularly? maybe i was just there at an off time...

 

last time i went there was plenty of ford trucks like mine and older, i dunno maybe you didnt go at the right time but thats the only junkyard i would go to, you comin to the meet friday?

 

oh yea they had the older trucks...but mine is the 97-03 truck. and i want to get an axle out of a 97-99 so it will be a direct fit.

and i dont know if im coming or not. i think coobies is gonna sell me his running boards so i might come and atleast get those.

 

haha nice, you can hear my subs then b/c i am buyin his old amp friday, i blew mine friday morning

 

damn that sucks. he is making some money this weekend then. lol

 

I saw some new take offs on ebay, 9.75 for the '97-03 models,,,he had 2 kinds, one was 355 i think and one was 373 LS , if i remember. Cost was around $600 plus truck freight cause they are very heavy. Also they had drum brakes. I have found out many many yrs ago that when a late model car or truck comes in a junkyard, it will be picked apart very fast like buzzards on a dead animal. Esp. those u pull it. I'll find that link on ebay. rossford

 

ok here it is,,,maybe just what your looking for , if 373 is enough.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-...spagenameZWD1V