rear end question

[mustanggirl33]

so can i put a 97 8.8 explorer rear end in my95 ?
im 95 % sure i can ...

 

[1BIGMOFO]

I don't see why not.. Alex has a full 8.8 rear end. Ask him if its for sale.

 

[mustanggirl33]

i got one free

 

[1BIGMOFO]

Ohh snap!! That's awesome!!

 

[mustanggirl33]

yeah i know right lol , im 99 % sure mines going ... but well see sat either way im upgrading since i got it for free its only got 40k on the rear

 

[1BIGMOFO]

Nice!!!!!

 

[mustanggirl33]

yupp, just wanted to double check if it would fit my car but someone in the chat said it will

 

[1BIGMOFO]

Yea I'm pretty sure its the same deal...

 

[TheWhiteFox]

No it is not worth the fab. work, the axles on a mustang are 2" longer(27.620 Explorer vs. 29.937 mustang), and the perch mounts are different. Also the explorer does not have quad shocks so you will need to weld the brackets on, not a good swap everything is pretty much different you can use the center section(if you buy 31 spline axles), and gears I think thats about it.

 

[1BIGMOFO]

With a set of traction bars you won't need the quad shocks anyway.. I deleted mine on my 94.


I wasn't sure about the width though.

 

[TheWhiteFox]

I also believe 97 explorer is still leaf spring so there is no "ears" for the upper control arms or for the lower control arms for that matter, also I am pretty sure the explorer mounts shocks like a truck one is in front of the rear housing the other is in back

 

[mustanggirl33]

shoot okay bc people told me it would fit

 

[TheWhiteFox]

sorry, 94-98 mustang axles are even different from foxbody, you can use the 8.8 from a foxbody if you swap to the 94-98 length axle which you have already.

 

[mustanggirl33]

okay

 

[48prerunner]

97 explorer is leaf spring i have 2 of them and 2 91s leaf springs also