Did all GT rearends have TracLok?

[TomCat]

Hey.. just a quick question. My car has the rearend out of an 86 GT... 8.8"
My question is, does this guaranteed have a TracLok system in it?

Thanks,

 

[Realmongo]

I am pretty sure by the time the 8.8" rear came out, that all GTs had traction loc. I think that was made standard while the 7.5" rears were still being used.

 

[BlackFox5.0]

You have it, if it's not working, it's worn out. '86 was the first year for the 8.8" in the 5.0 Mustangs as a standard.

 

[88 Fox GT]

Yes, it has trac lok.

 

[Daniel50]

the trac lock needs to be rebuilt after a while. if you do gears you want to rebuild it while your in there

 

[Scorcher2005]

hmmm, i see that you have gears installed...why didnt you rebuild the trak-lok at the time?

 

[TomCat]

Because, I don't know... lol. I had a bud do the gears and the topic of traclok never came up... and I didn't know about it at the time. I'll check to see if it's working, and if not... I guess I'll be taking the rearend apart.

Thanks everyone,

 

[90mustangGT]

Because, I don't know... lol. I had a bud do the gears and the topic of traclok never came up... and I didn't know about it at the time. I'll check to see if it's working, and if not... I guess I'll be taking the rearend apart.

Thanks everyone,

As the old saying goes "What you don't know can really hurt your 60ft's"

I had my gears done at a Mustang shop (I didn't know how to do them at the time) and they never recomended it. I think a traction-loc rebuld kit should come with the gears. You don't have to take it apart. Remove the rear cover, remove the pin, remove the S-spring, remove the spyder gears, remove the side gears and clutches and plates. Install reverse of the removal.

 

[MeanMussy]

"install the s-spring"

Sounds simple, doesn't it...

I think it took me about two hours to install that spring when I rebuilt my 8.8. And mine was on a bench. I don't know if I would of even tried it if it were in the car.

 

[grey5.0beast]

my stang didint need a trac lok rebuild when i did the gears. i guess thats what comes from 14 yrs of babying it.

 

[Scorcher2005]

mine just got 4.10 gears and trak-lok rebuild. What a difference from 2.73s. I also thought i had 3.08s, but i told them to save the old gears and i counted the splines.

 

[jeffs89gt]

i think i need to rebuild mine.... sometimes its a one wheel wonder