Meph Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Hey guys, Ive spent a couple days trying to find the answer to this. I'm looking to re-shim my r200 after the OBX install and would really like to know what kit works best. The 200's Carrier race is 3.35", a ford 8.8 uses 2.995" shims, and Dana 44 has 3.265" bearing races. I assume the 44's shims would be very close to the r200's and the 8.8's is off by .35". I would like to get some that are as close to the r200's as possible. -Has anyone had luck using other diff's shims that are readily available before? -Same with the Pinion shims, if they are needed, has anyone used shims from other diffs for it? This question has been asked a few times on the board but on ones ever had an answer. Thanks for any help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Mike C has mentioned GM 12 bolt before. There are 12 bolt car and 12 bolt truck diffs, but I'm not sure that he ever specified which one (might be the same, can't remember). If you go down to your local gear shop the probably have a wall full of shims and you can just look and see what is closest. I would think that the 44 shims would work fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meph Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share Posted May 24, 2013 Thanks MJ, the 12 bolt uses the same aftermarket shim kit as the 8.8 I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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