8.8 swap

well i'm taking the plunge, i found a whole explorer sport with a seized motor for $100. going to pull the axle and haul the rest to the junk yard. the guy who sold it said the tranny only has 80,000 on it, that i should pull it and sell it separate, but i don't know if i want a transmission laying around my yard haha.

the only downside is the rear is an open carrier, but it is 3.73 so i'm going to just get the ford performance trac lok carrier that comes with the carbon fiber clutch plates. its a little over $200 online versus just under $100 for the rebuild kit, so i'm going to be just over $100 more than i hoped. but the upside is the new carrier is complete with new spider gears and everything. so i figured between the money i get for scrapping the explorer, plus the peace of mind knowing all the parts are new will make up for it. i couldn't argue with $100 right?

so now i just have to get it home and pull it apart and start collecting parts

anyone who has done this is welcome to add to this, because i want to make sure i have everything.

i need spring perches, u bolts, new axle for the shortened tube, the install kit for the carrier, which includes all bearings and seals and crush sleeves for the rear end. plus i want to do the leaf spring relocation. plus decide how i want to go with a driveshaft.

does anyone know if i have the explorer shaft shortened does it mate up to the mopar tranny? or does the stock mopar driveshaft work as long as i get the conversion u joint.

the one thing i havent gotten totally clear from this thread is what people did for the driveshaft