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    Default how wide is a mustang 8.8

    looking for a 8.8 rear end and was thinking about a mustang 8.8
    i have a 88 dakota that i need a narrower axel for. and looking at mustang it looks like it mite work.

    thanks for any help
    sam

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    Depends on what year you are asking about......

    79-93
    94-98
    99-04
    05+

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    Quote Originally Posted by soap View Post
    Depends on what year you are asking about......

    86-93
    94-98
    99-04
    05+

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    dont know just trying to get an idea

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    56.5" comes to mind plate to plate. I needed an 8.8 for my Pacer and a Mustang rear was too narrow. Got one from a Lincoln that is 61.5" and is a perfect fit. Good luck.

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    Fox body 54 1/8" housing flang to housing flange.
    "You didn't Build it" LMFAO isn't that what Oboma said too?

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    if im not mistaken an 8.8 housing is an 8.8 housing. as far as mustangs go at least i no this to be true. a fox 8.8 housing is the same thing as an sn95 housing. the axles are just longer on the sn95. and i think the sn95s are either .75'' or 1.75'' longer than a fox. hope this helps

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    Quote Originally Posted by bigbob View Post
    if im not mistaken an 8.8 housing is an 8.8 housing. as far as mustangs go at least i no this to be true. a fox 8.8 housing is the same thing as an sn95 housing. the axles are just longer on the sn95. and i think the sn95s are either .75'' or 1.75'' longer than a fox. hope this helps
    Yes the tube is the same length from 79-98. The axles got 3/4" longer on each side in 94-98. 99-04 then housing is longer and the axles are 1-1/2" longer on each side than a fox...(3/4" longer than 94-98)

    I just went through putting a 2001 axle in my 81 fox, and I had to buy 05+ offset wheels to get them to tuck in under the car.

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    that is what i thought. i bet that was a fun job. i alsways wondered if you could get one of the new rears in that car with the right off sets. now i know haha

    cheers

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