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Overdriven · 10-30-2017, 07:45 PM

Very cool build. Took me 2 days to go through the whole thing!

You may have answered these questions by now but I’ll go ahead anyway. All Mustang 8.8’s have the pumpkin off center and use different length axles on each side. Aerostar and Ranger 8.8’s I believe are also unequal side to side but, one side is equal to one of the sides of the Mustang 8.8 Rear. So if you get the proper side Aerostar or Ranger axle you can shorten one side of a Mustang 8.8 and make it equal on both sides. Or just get an Exploder 8.8 which I believe is equal on both sides. Either way you’re cutting off the axle mounts and relocating them unless you go with a stock Mustang 8.8 rear.

Not sure if that info helps you at all but the rear axle should not be directly inline with the trans either way. Something about keeping the ujoints happy, I forget the specifics for that one. Ford centered the engines and offset the rear to achieve this though.

10-30-2017, 07:45 PM	#413
Overdriven Registered User Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 598	Re: Porsche 944: Actually there is a substitute Very cool build. Took me 2 days to go through the whole thing! You may have answered these questions by now but I’ll go ahead anyway. All Mustang 8.8’s have the pumpkin off center and use different length axles on each side. Aerostar and Ranger 8.8’s I believe are also unequal side to side but, one side is equal to one of the sides of the Mustang 8.8 Rear. So if you get the proper side Aerostar or Ranger axle you can shorten one side of a Mustang 8.8 and make it equal on both sides. Or just get an Exploder 8.8 which I believe is equal on both sides. Either way you’re cutting off the axle mounts and relocating them unless you go with a stock Mustang 8.8 rear. Not sure if that info helps you at all but the rear axle should not be directly inline with the trans either way. Something about keeping the ujoints happy, I forget the specifics for that one. Ford centered the engines and offset the rear to achieve this though.