Tigers & Bill,
The DANA (SALISBURY) English built LSD has the correct bolt diameter to
hold the original 2.88's without machining, or "stepped" bolts. It was
used on the Jaguar, and is a "bolt-in", including axles, if you like DANA.
Steve
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Steve Laifman
Editor - TigersUnited.com
Bill Waite wrote:
> You might want to use the calculator at this link:
>
> http://www.corral.net/tech/gearcalc.html
>
> I am not sure that moving from a 3.07 to 2.88 will make a huge difference. I
> was running a 3.54 in my Mark II and did change back to the original 2.88 to
> reduce revs at highways speeds. That made a big difference. But going from
> 3.07 to 2.88 isn't a "huge" move, so you may not enjoy as much benefit as
> you'd like.
>
> For what it's worth, JCR Offroad in Kalamazoo, MI swapped my 3.54 back to the
> original 2.88. I had moved to a posi when I put in the 3.54, so they had to
> drill out the carrier to accomodate the larger 2.88 open rear end carrier
> bolts. With all that, total cost was only $225 and it runs great (very minor
> whine on deceleration at certain speeds, but not worth messing with it again
> IMO).
>
> Bill Waite
> Grand Rapids, MI
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