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Hey all,
My girlfriend has an F150 4x2 Supercrew XLT with the 4.6 EFI V8 with a 4 speed od auto trans. Truck is lifted and has 33's. We had an issue about four months ago where the tranny tailshaft housing got chewed up. We replaced it with a longer housing and it seemed to be cool. A few days ago she was on her way to work and heard a serious clunk as she turned a corner and another clunk when she turned in to work. She limped it home that night. We had a good mobile mechanic come out and go through it pretty well. One of the U bolts on the axle was definitely loose and thought the clunk she heard was it. We had a few other issues we had taken care of but it seems we have a larger issue. It sounds like the rear differential gears are screwed. I'm pretty sure she has the 3.08 but not 100%. I guess what I need to know is what can we replace it with and what would changing it do of we went to the 3.55 or 3.31. We don't have a ton of cash to spend, next to none after the $700 we just spent. So any help would be greatly appreciated with somewhere we can get what we need on the cheap.
My girlfriend has an F150 4x2 Supercrew XLT with the 4.6 EFI V8 with a 4 speed od auto trans. Truck is lifted and has 33's. We had an issue about four months ago where the tranny tailshaft housing got chewed up. We replaced it with a longer housing and it seemed to be cool. A few days ago she was on her way to work and heard a serious clunk as she turned a corner and another clunk when she turned in to work. She limped it home that night. We had a good mobile mechanic come out and go through it pretty well. One of the U bolts on the axle was definitely loose and thought the clunk she heard was it. We had a few other issues we had taken care of but it seems we have a larger issue. It sounds like the rear differential gears are screwed. I'm pretty sure she has the 3.08 but not 100%. I guess what I need to know is what can we replace it with and what would changing it do of we went to the 3.55 or 3.31. We don't have a ton of cash to spend, next to none after the $700 we just spent. So any help would be greatly appreciated with somewhere we can get what we need on the cheap.
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