8.8 swap

moparmat2000 said

****. Oh well, i can die grinder it. I plan on having the cut where the perch can straddle it to help strengthen it.

I plan on going thru this axle and redoing the bearings too. Will the explorer ring and pinion and wheel bearings be the same as a mustang?

I see kits on evilbay that say ford car, and kits that say ford truck?

Are they all the same?

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No...mustangs are 28 spline and Exploder is 31 spline...when I bought my wheel bearings...they where coming up for a 12 bolt chevy also...so after doing some research I found that ford basically copied the 12 bolt chevy...lol! I think the pinion bearings are the same...all the others are different depending on axle spline from what I researched.

As far as the cut...when I did mine...I did land right at the perch...both side of mine are equally at 17 1/4 from pinion housing to brake backplate!!!