Jumping off the Diesel Bandwagon - UPDATED
Well, after two Cummins diesels that I thoroughly enjoyed, I am going to place a factory order for a RAM 2500 with the 6.4L Hemi, 4.10 gears, rear air suspension, Laramie and plenty of added options. ...
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Wes Tausend wrote:
MORE TRIVIA:
The Mustang owners had this habit of holding high revs on the line and side-stepping off the clutch, so the V-8 soon got the 8.8 inch differential as opposed to the 7.5 inch. The 8.8 inch was used in many 1/2 ton trucks. The car weighed around 3200 pounds.
Welp, we've managed to derail this thread but good. ;) More trivia, Ford used the 8.8 inch rear axle in Explorers and 4.0 V6 Rangers (including your Ranger twin Mazda B4000.) My B2000 was a completely different animal but when introduced in 1985 it was somewhat revolutionary among mini-trucks.
