venom99

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if you guys need 8.8 out of mustangs i know a guy that has some just pm me

355z28

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More 60ft times from tonight:

1.623
1.634
1.669
1.679
1.687
1.698
1.709

Its doing well so far, and Im happy with it at the moment. I think Im going to switch to a 3.55 gear and put some gas to it possibly later this year.

danbo313

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Do you think that shop will be willing to weld on some more torque arm mounts? I could cut the axles and send the bare center housing to have the mount welded on if they would go for that.

Z28Camaro30Ann

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Hey, did you ever get that part number for the Drive Shafr Conversion Joint I need?

Just a reminder lol, I have a complete 8.8 our of an 89 Lincolt Town Car, and the stock LT1 Driveshaft from my 97 SS. What part do I need and where do I get it so I can get this ball rolling? lol

Beaflag VonRathburg

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x2?...

fastsspr

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I can pay for that too!!!!

355z28

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just updating the pass list...

1.59
1.60
1.61
1.63
1.65
1.65

For the next time out Im going to put the adj torque arm on and set the pinion angle at -2. Hopefully this will show some gain.

1961ba427

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Any updates? How are things working out with the stock axles in/out movement? Any more problems with your brakes because of this?

wickedbluess

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355z28, question about the 8.8? how close did you cut the L&R tubbing from the 10 bolt from the center section? and also did you cut any off the ends of the 8.8? thinking of doing this build and want to go with stock length.

355z28

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I havent had any problems. Over a hundred passes, and 6 or 7,000 miles and its still running strong.

I started with the ten bolt tubes cut flush to the housing, and the 8.8 tubes cut 5-6 inches away from the center section.

danbo313

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Is the shop that made the mount for you still swamped?? I never did have any luck getting ahold of any one.

1nasty86

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i have a 8.8 in my car. works great! but i have the 31 moser axles and press on axle bearings, just cheap insurance.

1961ba427

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A little late, and not sure you'll see this Beaflag, but you could just use a late 3rd gen ten bolt for your donor tubes and axles. Just make sure it's a 28 spline same as the 4th gens and Mustang 8.8. It would be about 2" narrower per side. I think GM went from 26 to 28 splines on the 7.5 in 1990, but that would be easy to verify. They went from 7.5" to 7.625" at the same time. lol

OP, it's great to see this is still holding up well for you. I didn't re-read the whole thread tonight.....are you still on the 28 spline stock axles? You mentioned possibly going 31 as an upgrade later.

355z28

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Im still on stock GM 28 spline axles and a stock mustang carrier with 3.73 gears from an explorer. Its been pretty solid so far.

There were multible passes this year where the car pulled the wheels any where from 6-10"

Im sure the axles are on borrowed time when I start using nitrous.

LS1T56FTW

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Very nice!!! I plan on doing a build like this, this summer. Hopefully find an 8.8 with 4.10 gears so I can pull some 1.6 60's. That would be sweet.

Beaflag VonRathburg

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Thanks for the information. I have a spare 4th gen 10 bolt so I'd rather spend the money on 31 spline axles, but... I see third gens at the junkyard all of the time. I'm sure getting a rear end out of one of those would be super cheap so it isn't a bad idea at all.

MUSTANGBRKR02

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That is crazy for 28 spline axles. Very nice build too.

Mighty Whitey

So, you're saying the spacing of the spider gears to the center pin is wider in an 8.8, meaning the undercut for the c clip on the 10bolt axle needs to be more out board?

I'm thinking of doing this as a low-buck option to building a rearend, I work for a machine/fab shop, so widening the undercut portion of the axle, and making new, thicker c-clips is no problem for this guy. Or maybe even making a stepping c-clip that is wider than the groove, which would help take up a little of the side to side slack.