Due to availability and cost I am considering using an 8.8 Ford Exlporer Rear in my 70 Satellite. the width seems close enough (5/16 wider per side) just need to move the spring mounts. Has anyone used one of these?

Thanks Shane

Have never used on in a B body but have used them in several street rod builds. Especially the ones with disc brakes. In fact I’m putting one in the 1948 Federal Motors truck street rod I’m currently working on. Paid $250.00 3.73 posi and disc brakes.

Ok so you had nothing of value to add. for Dave.


Thanks!!!

Some appear to have a different pinion yoke design so you may have to mod your driveshaft end.

I think they are reasonably durable.

What do you do for a pinion snubber?

I'll have to look at it closer but I think it has enough of a flange on each side that I cab fab up a snubbed for it. It has some kind of anti rotation shock on it so I may be able to use that also. The buy-in was less that $100 for a 3.73 posi rear complete with brakes and swaybar. So I figured it would be worth a shot. I have a 1350 u-joint flange on the way along with some spring mounts.

Shane

Make sure to check the pinion offset. I know one side of the housing is a lot longer than the other.

Hey, Russ. Where did you find the 8.8 ford rear? Junk yard? Marketplace?

Thanks, Kevin

I got mine out of a u pull it in Louisville

Shane

Here is a good post for swapping into an A body. You probably can use most of the info and adjust accordingly for a B. I looked into this for an e body but I decided to stick with the 8 3/4 and upgrade the rear brakes to disc in the future. I will use the mopar action Jeep Liberty parts write up and save 50lbs over the drums... and also keep it all mopar. https://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/threads/8-8-swap.89918/

That's what Tony and Lucky did in the 5.7 Duster on Hot Rod Garage.
Used a extra stick short axle when the shortened the one side.
It they were u lucky in that the 373 gear was there and dusk brakes but did not have posh.
They assumed it was a post and think they went spool.

Local junk yard. Been dealing with them for last 14 years.

Most of them are 3.73 and some are even 4.10 geared. The disc brake years have 31 spline axles. I have had one in my Jeep for 16 years.

So do you drive Mopars that have saginaw steering pumps or tilt columns (gm stuff)?

yes , i do drive dodges with tilt columns. we have 14 dodge trucks and all but 1 have tilt columns in them. no big deal. a friend of mine has the long axle side cut and uses the short axle in his. he has them in his 68 rambler american and his d50.

Yep. IF it came from Ma Mopar. The OP is free to put any cheap other manufacturer's parts on his Mopar that he wants. And here in the US we are free to express our opinion of it. Or do you believe that we are not free to express our opinion?

Some of us still live on a budget. $200 for a 10 year old 8.8 with 3:73 gears and a limited slip and disc brakes compared to $800 for a 50 year old 8 3/4 with a 2:96 open gear center (if any) and shot 10" drum brakes, or a $200 wide width 9 1/4 that needs everything rebuilt, or any 8 1/4 with poor gear choices that probably won't handle the power, or a $2000 for an aftermarket Dana rear, pretty much bare, for something I just want to drive and have some fun with, doesn't make a Mopar supplied rear end very logical. The only useable Mopar delivered rear axle that would fit our old stuff from the last 20 years would have had to come out of a truck, those choices are not good, and most do not have matching bolt patterns, where the 8.8 at least has the 5 on 4 1/2" bolt pattern.

I'm a pretty hard core Mopar guy, but at some point you have to face reality. Gene

Used one from an Exploder in my Wrangler.
Came with a 4.10 L/S, disc brakes. Strong unit, great swap that uses the same wheels.
Would recommend this rearend, it takes a lot of abuse.
It takes 33" tires hill climbing and pedal to the floor. It should hold up perfectly fine on the street.

Put an 8.8 in a 56 Dodge truck I built for a friend. Reason was he wanted disc brakes on the rear. This truck is street / strip and has a 408 magnum in it making about 525 hp. That was five years ago. The 8.8 is holding ip good.