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103 hits | 50.17 KB | Posted: 3/29/20
Picked up this Sterling 10.25" for about $100 already pulled about a year ago. it came from a 9...

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this is a brand new Ford electronic locking differential i plan on using. its originally for 2011-20...

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being it is an electronic locker, there is a small 2-wire pigtail to engage it. the pigtail is short...

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i ordered a Yukon master rebuild kit. JeffsBroncoGraveyard had by far the best price on the kit. i a...

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one issue with this locker is that there is not ground out spot for the tone rings indexing tab. man...

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i disassembled the hubs and removed the drum brakes to make the axle much lighter. they will be rebu...

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i soldered on an extension for the locker and i drilled a small hole here in the housing for it. the...

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with the axle regeared and hubs/brakes removed, i cut off the original leaf spring perches.

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these are the Ruffstuff leaf spring perches i plan on using. i have used these on almost every axle ...

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safety last? using a 1-ton HF engine hoist to lift the entire back of a truck is not exactly safe bu...

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kinda hard to see but i have the leaf perches set so the pinion is angled just right. the pinion is ...

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these are just cheap spare tires i got from junkyard to use till i get proper tires. but they let me...

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this is the Ruffstuff disc brake conversion kit for 10.25" axle. it comes pretty much complete ...

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to install this kit the drum brakes needs to be completely removed. this required removing the hub a...

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many axles need the new backing plate to be shimed out to install. on both this and my F250s kit i n...

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use a couple lug nuts to keep the rotor seated on the hub fully. with the brakes mocked up, the tab ...

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the stock bolts were too short for use with the shim. i picked up (6) 1-1/2" long 1/2" bol...

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the calipers should mount toward the back. the bracket can be flipped to get a slightly different cl...

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the kit comes with a pair of hoses and pair of weld-on tabs to mount the hoses. with the hose instal...

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the passenger side installed about the same. i picked up a 40" long 3/16 brake line with both 3...

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how it looks installed