Ford 8.8

Quarry Adams · 07-13-2005, 04:54 PM

I can get a ford 8.8 for 75 bucks from a 1991 explorer. It only has drums i know. But its also only 75 bucks and i can deal with drums no problem. Should i just buy this and build it instead of buying an already built axle since it is so cheap?

Also i have about 800 bucks saved that im gonna put into my axle fund do you think i could build this axle to get it under the jeep (tj) for that much?

Im gonna be paying to get the perches welded for me.

Thanks

tbicj7 · 07-13-2005, 04:59 PM

Be ready for the boys to start fighten over the axle thing again(D44 vs. 8.8) But for that amount of $$$ I'd say go for it. It's atleast a good start.

thebulkinator · 07-13-2005, 05:36 PM

I'd want discs, go with a 96+ they are only like $250....

BeerMonkeY · 07-13-2005, 07:43 PM

id look around i got my 8.8 w/disc for 100 from a local yard. im sure theres a buch of stuff on here about them but im new so i prob havent seen it but if i got another 8.8 i would truss it. i bent it , now you may no be as aggressive on your jeep as i was ( note the was, a payment on a jeep makes a difference on how you treat it) but i jumped it twice and bent it.

mYJ · 07-13-2005, 10:34 PM

The later model 8.8 was also upgraded from 28 to 31 spline axles. That said, the older 8.8 is still an improvement over the d35 for sure.

07-13-2005, 04:59 PM	#2
tbicj7 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Middle Tenn Posts: 116 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Be ready for the boys to start fighten over the axle thing again(D44 vs. 8.8) But for that amount of $$$ I'd say go for it. It's atleast a good start. __________________ Vegore the Wonder Tomato 83 CJ7 TBI 350 smog legal conversion Bowtie stage 3 700r4 D300 w/twin stick Dana 44's front and rear 4.56's locked up at both ends high angle drivelines f/r Xtreme offroad high steer conversion currie steering box brace all custom SS braided lines 37" MTR's warn XD9000i SOA wrangler springs(all rears)slickrock hangers currie bumpers front and rear w/full size spare, full family cage simpson harnesses and tuffy boxes. The list goes on and on. R.I.P. 08 on the way

07-13-2005, 10:34 PM	#5
mYJ Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Eldora Colorado Posts: 635 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	The later model 8.8 was also upgraded from 28 to 31 spline axles. That said, the older 8.8 is still an improvement over the d35 for sure. __________________ -Jeffrey- [SIZE=1]92 YJ 2.5, OME, Flat Fendered, 31" Big O XTs, Crager Soft 8s, Posi-Lok, no sway/track bars, Exide Orbital, K&N, 4.0 TB & TBS, Mopar Performance Cam, Glass pack & Hi-Flow cat, Grant GT Removable Wheel, Tuffy Console, Other Stuff.[/SIZE] [FONT=Impact][SIZE=2]Black JeepClub V2.0 #33[/SIZE] [/FONT][FONT=Tahoma] - Me & Roy[/FONT]

07-13-2005, 05:36 PM	#3
thebulkinator Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Where dont I live Posts: 659 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	I'd want discs, go with a 96+ they are only like $250....