Doing a ford 8.8 swap

[bruticus]

My current mj has the dana turdy five and its been on its way out ever since i bought it. well i found a deal for a ford 8.8 complete drum to drum for 75 bucks so i figured i might jump on that. I'm just wondering what kind of snags I'm liable to run into besides the usual fabrication

 

Thanks

[Pete M]

What vehicle did the 8.8 come from?

[bruticus]

Owner says it came out of a late 80s/90s ford 4x4 parts truck he has laying around. ill email and get the exact

[Pete M]

Only the Explorer closely matches the Comanche. Rangers are too narrow, F-150s are too wide.

[bruticus]

Well looks like I'm scrapping that idea, ill keep looking around.

Is it possible to get a list from someone on what axles will swap in? id like to get this done before a wheeling trip i have planned in may

[trail grenade]

i pulled a 31 spline disk brake 4.10 gear rear axle from an explorer a couple weeks ago for 75 dollars with good brakes... check out ur local u-pull it yards

[bruticus]

I wanna make a visit to the JY soon here but this constant cold and rediculous snow is just making it impossible.

EDIT: I'm looking around for a 8.8, d44.

found this but again am unsure if itll fit

http://nmi.craigslist.org/pts/1614905741.html

[offroader461]

not worth it....way to wide....look for an 8.8 out of an 97-01 explorer or a chrysler 8.25 98-01 cherokee or a d44 87-92 comanche/cherokee's those are the best ones and have the 5x4.5 bolt pattern...

[bruticus]

not worth it....way to wide....look for an 8.8 out of an 97-01 explorer or a chrysler 8.25 98-01 cherokee or a d44 87-92 comanche/cherokee's those are the best ones and have the 5x4.5 bolt pattern...

 

Thanks, ill keep looking around!

[Pete M]

95-01 Explorers are disk braked, 94 and earlier are drums. other than that they are essentially the same axle. :thumbsup: careful though, 3.73 geared 8.8s are common, but HP 3.73 geared Dana 30 front axle are not.

[dasbulliwagen]

I'm thinking that you know that anything that didnt come from an MJ will not bolt right up, but I just want to make sure. Anything that doesnt come from another MJ donor will need perches welded on in the correct locations. And getting lucky enough to find exactly what you need already pulled is going to be next to impossible. Look at car-part.com to see what yards near you have what you need and they could pull it for you if youre unable or unwilling to roll around in the snow to get it. Youll pay more that way but youll find exactly what you want. Good luck and let us know what you get!