8.8 swap

kman521 said
You still have to press the bearings on this new carrier so you have to buy new bearings or pull your old ones off and use them.
Keep all the shims each side in the same place and you should be good but check the back space before and after to make sure. The pinion depth will stay the same so you won't have to pull the pinion.

Thanks, watched a few vids last night and it definitely doesn't look too bad. Will probably pull the pinion to check the bearings there as well and use the solid pinion spacer to set the pre load. Still sold on the new carrier since it will probably save me a few hours.