1025front.jpg
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10.25 sterling rear axle. out of a 91 F250HD, aslo available in 1 tons.
35 spline axleshafts.

1025back.jpg
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backside shot of the 10.25

1025pig.jpg
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center of the housing. the little protected electrical hookup is what controls the computer on spee...

1025brakes.jpg
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redid the brake son the axle. new shoes, new hardware kit, new springs, new starwheels, new emerenc...

1025bolts.jpg
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another $30

1350yoke.jpg
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1350 yoke for the 10.25 on the left, replaces the puny 1330. my driveshaft is 1350 joints at all 3 ...

8lugfront.jpg
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The front 8 lug stuff from a 77.5 to 79 F250.
will bolt right up. all you do is replace the calipe...

sideshot.jpg
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side veiw of a 8 lug rotor with spindle attached compared to the 5 lug rotor with spindle attached. ...

aboveview.jpg
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top view of the 5 vs 8 lugs.
this style even uses the same internal retained lockouts, so you can r...

spring_plates.jpg
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spring plates i took off my parts truck ,with another complete sterling 10.25 FF in it. as you can ...

8.8suck.jpg
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8/11 broken in friends mustang. the thing couldnt handle 225x60's, and thats the same day i also br...

8.8suck2.jpg
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again, why 8.8's suck.

freebiewheel.jpg
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free wheel for my spare.

crapwheel.jpg
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Wrong wheels!!!! 4 wheel parts wharehouse sucks! they told me the wheels i ordered were 15x10 chro...

crapwheel2.jpg
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They got it wrong again!!!!!!
AGAIN!!! Will they ever get it right?
DO NOT BUY STUFF FROM 4 Wheel ...

norearaxle.jpg
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rear axle removed. cut the hard lines, clamped them shut, took of the tone sensor, parking brake ca...

hanging.jpg
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my way of jacking the rear.

hanging2.jpg
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favorite tool again,

1025vs88.jpg
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the comparison

88.jpg
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the junk axle

1025in.jpg
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in. drilled th rut out of the perches, used the same wedge block, bolted it up. the f 350 sprinh p...

clearenceshot.jpg
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ground clearence shot

rear_done.jpg
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all done with the rear.

FFshot.jpg
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full floater shot

driveshaftclosed.jpg
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my drive shaft about one inch from being totally closed.

the shaft needs to be shortened a few in...

driveshaftextended.jpg
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almost all the way extended.

5lugrotor.jpg
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taking apart the front

8lugspindle.jpg
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remove the 5 lug hub assmebly, spindle, caliper braket and caliper. the same brake lines, axleshaft...

8lugspindle2.jpg
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8 lug spindle moued on the 1/2 ton knuckle

8lugrotor.jpg
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the 8 lug rotor mounted.

8lugfrontfinished.jpg
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front almost finsihed(for any normal person)

calipergrinding.jpg
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any normal person would have run 16 or 16.5 wheels, but not me, i will always run 15's and to run a ...

frontcaliperbackside.jpg
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backside shot of the caliper to wheel.

frontdonewheel.jpg
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front done!

sidedone.jpg
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done with it all. driveshaft needed 3 inches takne off my already extended shaft.
drives fine with...

thewideone.jpg
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damm, its wide now! i now need to run dummy tires to fit it on my trailer.

fender.jpg
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i feel like a IFS chevy with this much tire sticking out past the fender!

scuff.jpg
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this is how a welded rear end turns.

brokenblock.jpg
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notice the pin sheared off.

oops.jpg
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changing the block. notice other tire scuffs in the pic.

pricelist.jpg
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price list for swap.

-------NOTE--------
The front swap is for a 78/79 soild axle dana 44, this ...

88carriers.jpg
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carriers.
lef to right.
dana 44 open, 8.8 open, 8.8 crap lock, 8,8 detroit locker.

35vs88.jpg
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dana 35 vs 8.8 the 10.25 dwarfs them both.

rafsshafts.jpg
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more of rafs parts

410rp.jpg
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R&P 8.8

detroitlocker1.jpg
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the 10.25 detorit locker $$$ comparing to the 8.8 detroit locker. also $$$

detroitlocker2.jpg
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again.

bearingcompare.jpg
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bearing compare. size difference is great. the 10.25 bearing is centered ontop of the 8.8 bearing.