So I'm Sad :(

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So I'm Sad :(

March 23, 2009, 11:57:04 PM

Turns out I managed to get one of the few 5.0 T-Birds without a locker rear end.

So I'm Sad :(

Reply #1 – March 24, 2009, 12:29:38 AM

Too bad you're not closer, I know of a nice TC axle.

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Reply #2 – March 24, 2009, 12:53:59 AM

There are plenty that came with the 5.0 and an open diff. A locker is most likely more rare....

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Reply #3 – March 24, 2009, 01:56:18 AM

Theres a guy out here in Vegas who is parting out a 87 TC and wants 150 for the rearend. I think its an auto car, so it should have a TL with 3.73s

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Reply #4 – March 24, 2009, 02:44:54 AM

Don't feel bad. Mine doesn't have TL and I can't find one TC around my area either.

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Reply #5 – March 24, 2009, 02:49:05 AM

Better a one wheel peel than a no wheel peel!

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Reply #6 – March 24, 2009, 02:58:46 AM

Quote from: 302 PWR;263556

Better a one wheel peel than a no wheel peel!

So far I've only spun wheels in the dirt and on cement so far. Always leaves two nice black marks though.

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Reply #7 – March 24, 2009, 08:39:38 AM

Quote from: FloridaCougar;263558

. Always leaves two nice black marks though.

So wouldnt that be your locker??? I have an xr7 with the tl axel, and when i brake stand, or powerbrake, only the passenger side spins, but once the car is moving the other breaks free, but i slso need a trans,...

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Reply #8 – March 24, 2009, 08:44:34 AM

Quote from: massCougarxr7;263569

So wouldnt that be your locker??? I have an xr7 with the tl axel, and when i brake stand, or powerbrake, only the passenger side spins, but once the car is moving the other breaks free, but i slso need a trans,...

Thats what I was thinking too....Non TL, two marks, Are you pushing the fronts and leaving skid marks?

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Reply #9 – March 24, 2009, 09:03:19 AM

Nah not a big deal just switch it over at some point.

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Reply #10 – March 24, 2009, 09:08:43 AM

ONLY the '87-'88 Sport and TC had the Traction Lock as std, was optional as was the 5.0 on Base & LX models... Very few of those would have had a Traction Lock differential...

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Reply #11 – March 24, 2009, 09:09:13 AM

I'm talking about just givin' it some gas, not brake standing. Now I'm confused. How do I tell whether I have TL (besides the door tag)?

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Reply #12 – March 24, 2009, 10:23:54 AM

Jack up the back of the car, spin one wheel by hand and see which direction the opposite wheel spins.

Same direction = trac loc

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Reply #13 – March 24, 2009, 12:30:05 PM

Can I just straight in swap the assemblies if I find a 7.5 or 8.8 locker?

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Reply #14 – March 24, 2009, 12:39:17 PM

Quote from: Grumbles;263624

Can I just straight in swap the assemblies if I find a 7.5 or 8.8 locker?

Yes sir!. Mustang rears will also mount up, as well as Mark VII. Mustang will be narrower, Mark VII wider.

Best place to look when you come up with an idea of what might work is http://www.coolcats.net/info/

Eric did a great job putting together the site. Helps all of us at one point or another. I use it almost everytime I do a project on my car. Plus it helps owners find the forum. Which some of the thanks for the forum can go to him too!