the axles are stock, the center is out of a 86 mustang GT

 

nice job on the conversion!

i think he was asking, are the axles from the f-body rear, or the mustang...i would assume the stang, because you're using their center.

on a side note, did you come up with a solution to the c-clips? the mustang c-clip eliminators wont work on the f-body housing ends...

 

the axle's are 100% unmodified f body, and yes it still has c-clips. The big reason is I didnt want to run mustang brakes and I wanted to keep my TCS and ABS.

 

So are you saying that the F-body axles will work with the 8.8 center ??

 

yup as long as they are both 28 spline, the truck units came with 31 spline which are stronger, which... you could always get f body length with 31 spline.

 

wow thats great to know. im going to be purchasing a torsen diff for my 8.8 when im done with the housing. its nice knowing that thats all i need are F-body axles with 31 splines

 

well I got an 8.8 out of a fox body mustang which were 28 spline and my TA had 28 spline so I just stuck it together as is... I figured I would and wait until I broke something at least before i went crazy upgrading stuff. I got my 8.8 with a posi and 3.73 gears, very cheap so that was the to go for me. but since you got to cut the axle tube's off the 8.8 it really don't matter what kind of car or truck you get it from... I will tell you that the truck housings are alot stronger as the axle tubes and in general are bigger due to the weight of a truck compared to a car like a crown vic or stang, which I;m not sure if it is over kill or not... it might be just adding extra weight for no reason...

 

Well i broke the bolt that holds the front of the LCA on the passenger side of the car. If you guys go with the mini 4 link set up, you might want to have those boxes reinforced. I am going to play hookie today and take my TA to some place to straighten out that box and weld on some plates with bolt holes.

 

first time i took mine to the track i broke the spider gears. i got them welded up now and i am kinda curious as to how much abuse the stock axles can take before they break

 

Turns out I did not break the bolt, that is what i get for trying to inspect the car at midnight when i got home from work. I had been checking tightness on nuts on the various rear suspension parts, since i installed this rear, but missed this one. The nut came off and the bolt started backing out through the bushing, kind of a dead giveaway that something was wrong, the car felt like it was darting slightly to either side when i let off the gas. It has a damn locknut on it now...

 

Mind posting up some in-car pictures?

 

bump ..

im supper interested in doing the same thing .
i already have a stock 10bolt housing and will be using my abs axles and backing plates from the actuall rear im my car now ..

what is the conversion u joint to make this fit in a 8.8 ?

will i need the part of the mustang drive shaft to bolt up to the 8.8 rear and then the conversion u joint to mate it to the ls1 drive shaft ??

bump for more info ! great job by the way !

 

and anyone using the g force suspension ladder bar set up ?

i might want to get a pre made kit then fab one up myself . as i would still have to buy after market LCA for my car .

 

you don't have to have aftermarket LCA's look at the pics in this thread.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/gears-axl...8-8-build.html