8.8 swap

I just ran into a problem with a 96 F-150 8.8 rear and thought I would share this information. I'm doing a job for a young man and I'm changing the front and rear gears to 4.88. Well on the 8.8 the ring gear is so wide it interferes with the cross shaft and you can't remove it or install it. Well i thought no problem, I'll just install a C-clip eliminator kit on it. Wrong, found out they don't make the kit for truck rears. What you have to do is use a notched cross shaft ($38.00). Also you have to install the shaft before you put the gear on the carrier. You then rotate it to install one C-clip, then rotate it 180 degrees for the other axle.
Thought I would supply this info in case some bought a truck rea thinking they could shorten it for their car.