In reply to Javelin:
Yeah, I can't argue with that, and there's a number of sources of such an 8.8 so you may be able to find the exact width and such that you need. Plus there are more LSD options, I think, for the 8.8 like torsens that might be preferable for AX.
Javelin wrote: Or I can spend $50-$200 at a JY and get an 8.8" with a stronger gearset, better gears, factory LSD, good axles, and rear discs.
This. Ford even made a Ranger with an OE Torsen...FX4...think it was an option...
In reply to ST_ZX2:
Yup yup yup! Not that the clutch-type is really that bad, mind. It's easy to rebuild and tune and cheap. I just have to measure my axle and get an idea of which 8.8 will work best for me. I'm hoping SN95 Mustang, because the CV version has bizarre same L&R calipers that cheapen it out (at least on the P71).
I would think an Explorer Sport (2 door)...about the same width as teh Jav and it has perches for leaf springs already...as well as RDBs.
In reply to ST_ZX2:
I forgot about those, and my step-mother used to have one (an Explorer Sport Trac pickup). That would be the most minimal work for sure. Time to break out the measuring tape...
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