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    I'm thinking about giving it the Gears!

    Thinking about replacing my blah blah 3.08 rear end gears in the '88 Town Car. I have a 1991 F-150 with 3.55 axle gears that I'm thinking about parting out come spring. Is it possible for me to use the gear set from the 31-spline rear axle in the truck for the 28-spline axle in the car? Or would I need to get a whole new ring and pinion set somewhere else?
    If I have to obtain new gears, any suggestions from experience as to what gears are the best? I want to go 3.55 ideally, but even a 3.27 set would help wake the old girl up a little. Anything lower than 3.55 would be too steep for fuel conservation purposes.
    Summer car-> 1988 Lincoln Town Car, triple blue, 335,xxx km. New HO 5.0 in and running. Bought 2006/08/22. June 2017 PotM!
    Winter vehicle-> 1995 Ford F-250 XLT SuperCab 4x4, 284,xxx+km. AKA "Brutus" 460/E4OD/4.10 axles and 12 MPG. Bought 2019/08/14

    Originally posted by phayzer5
    I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers
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    If its an 8.8, the ring and pinion on the truck will work. The traction lock will not. If you're putting gears in it, make it limited slip while you're at it. If you have one already, rebuild it while its out.
    86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
    5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley

    91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry

    1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal

    Originally posted by phayzer5
    I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

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      It's all peg leg...but I'm OK with it as the way it is is, I have no clutches and such to worry about and I'm not concerned about launching or traction. I just want higher RPMs for better passing power, etc. My car is pretty good for hooking up instead of burning rubber anyway. I know the 3.55s will change that at least a bit, but meh
      Summer car-> 1988 Lincoln Town Car, triple blue, 335,xxx km. New HO 5.0 in and running. Bought 2006/08/22. June 2017 PotM!
      Winter vehicle-> 1995 Ford F-250 XLT SuperCab 4x4, 284,xxx+km. AKA "Brutus" 460/E4OD/4.10 axles and 12 MPG. Bought 2019/08/14

      Originally posted by phayzer5
      I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

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