jrlegacy23
68 Barracuda
When I get the 4 wheel disc done, I am going to pick up a Jeep Grand Cherokee master cylinder or something similar with an adapter. I think DoctorDiff has a master cylinder also.
There are a couple guys running a stock width Explorer 8.8. I think only on the Duster though. If I remember correctly, I think 360Duster is running a full width 8.8 over in Germany.
Does anyone have pictures of a finished swap?
I was considering 3 different options:
1. Shorter shocks and just welding new shock mounts to the axle housing.
2. With some heat, twisting the ford shock mounts to the correct angles.
3. Buying a set of dana 60 or 8 3/4 plates and ovalling the holes a bit to fit.
#3 sounds like the logical choice since their readily available and they'd put the shock mount right were it'd need to be but why would you need to "oval the holes" to make them work? Aren't the 8.8 axle tubes the same diameter as 8.25/8.75" rears?
Jlcaptain24 - howdy, neighbor!
Clair
just cut the spring perches off move them out 3 in weld them back on,,mark your spring perches all the out to end and relocate for pion angle the axle gives 1.1 in wider on each side ...lets you to install wider tires with the right backspacing.....id still really like to see a stock width 8.8 explorer swap into an a-body. it would be a lot easier in my case, and im sick of fighting with my 8.75. over a grand in it, and its still noisy when it heats up. and no rear discs.
anyone have any pics they can share? expecially of where the pinion winds up? i like to stock width, as im runniong mustang wheels already.
michael
exactly my thoughts. but the pinion is heavily offset in these rear ends, and i already hit my mufflers with the 8.75 pinion yoke under hard lateral acceleration. thats why im concerned about the pinion location in the car.just cut the spring perches off move them out 3 in weld them back on,,mark your spring perches all the out to end and relocate for pion angle the axle gives 1.1 in wider on each side ...lets you to install wider tires with the right backspacing.....
They are 3 1/8" tubes. If you just clearance the holes a 1/16th on each side, you should be all set.