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Technical => Drivetrain Tech => Topic started by: gumby on April 25, 2011, 05:28:28 PM

Title: 7.5 trac-lok clutches
Post by: gumby on April 25, 2011, 05:28:28 PM
Anybody got a good source for these?
I checked my usual vendors and it seems these are becoming scarce, and those that do offer them want more than I'd like to pay for the kit. :punchballs:
Title: 7.5 trac-lok clutches
Post by: QUICKSHIFT on April 25, 2011, 06:13:15 PM
...maybe time to consider an 8.8?  :dunno:
Title: 7.5 trac-lok clutches
Post by: gumby on April 25, 2011, 06:23:45 PM
Truck doesn't make enough power to justify the extra weight/drag/cost. If I cannot find a kit for the price I wanna pay, I will just re-shim mine for now.
Title: 7.5 trac-lok clutches
Post by: Bruce M on April 25, 2011, 07:14:13 PM
I got mine from the dealer. I thinks it was around $50. Mine are still waiting to be installed, Im waiting for some 3.73s.
Title: 7.5 trac-lok clutches
Post by: gumby on April 25, 2011, 07:22:56 PM
Quote from: Bruce M;358718
I got mine from the dealer. I thinks it was around $50. Mine are still waiting to be installed, Im waiting for some 3.73s.
How recently was this? my last set was in 02 from the dealer I worked for and were $50 with my discount.
Online dealer shows $71 right now, havent checked locally yet.
Title: 7.5 trac-lok clutches
Post by: Bruce M on April 25, 2011, 07:31:14 PM
05? My freind got me the discount too, you just reminded me.
Title: 7.5 trac-lok clutches
Post by: V8Demon on April 26, 2011, 02:43:41 PM
Wish you'd posted this a month ago.  I had a brand new set laying around that I gave away.....they'd been in my garage for quite some time....
Title: 7.5 trac-lok clutches
Post by: gumby on April 26, 2011, 05:09:14 PM
I now wish I had as well! :punchballs:

Its not a mission critical situation, so I will probly just open it up and shim the hell outta whats in there, but if I'm gonna have it open I figured I'd just replace em if I could find em cheap.
Title: 7.5 trac-lok clutches
Post by: V8Demon on April 26, 2011, 09:38:30 PM
Get a truetrac and be done with it once it DOES become mission critical.
Title: 7.5 trac-lok clutches
Post by: gumby on May 18, 2011, 07:47:48 PM
Quote from: QUICKSHIFT;358715
...maybe time to consider an 8.8?  :dunno:

OK, you win. I got a free, disc brake equipped, 31sp l/s, explorer 8.8 that will be going in the truck as soon as I swap out the broken 5.13 gearset.
 
Quote from: V8Demon;358777
Get a truetrac and be done with it once it DOES become mission critical.

 When I am ready to drop that kind of coin on a diff, the Truetrac is right near the top of the list.....for the tbird :birdsmily: