89jeepfreak

ok im lookin at a 8.8 outta a 91 ranger. so as i was reading along it says it has a 28 spline. i know the 31 spline is better. but i dont know what the hell that is lol and can i swap it to a 31 spline. the reason i like this axle is because it comes with a locker and hd diff cover. sry for the noob questions just makin sure im doing it right

89jeepfreak

also c clips do i want them or not?can i change it thx

btm24

If you can pick it up cheep then do it then go to a JU and get a 95-01 explorer 8.8 and swap everything over. The ranger axles just aren't worth the work and yes they are 28 spline. Good luck

Brandon

Oh and what type of locker?

89jeepfreak

what do i need to swap over? cuz i wana do the chromey swap so what would i need to to change in order to swap in the 31 spline?

89jeepfreak

just a lock right locker as soon as i can aford it im swaping over to a arb air locker

89jeepfreak

yea i looked into it i think im just guna get the 95+ exploder axle cuz aparently the 8.8 with the 27 is as strong as a the 8.25 axle and im lookin for beefy hard to break lol

btm24

Well I don't think you can use a lunchbox style locker at a 28 sine count in an explorer wich has 31 spline count. Does he already have the aftermarket shafts installed? If not then just buy the diff cover off of him and call it a day

Brandon

btm24

Also when you do go ahead and go with the explorer rear end here are some quick tips for you.

When you go for a locker look for a full locker with case and all NOT just a lunch box locker. The carrier in an 8.8 is one of the weakest links for the axle.

Another thing is to weld the axle tubes to the housing. Sponging a tube is not very fun.

Last but not least don't for get to grab the sling plates so you can mount your shocks. Other wise you'l need to weld on shock tabs

Brandon

89jeepfreak

i have a miller was guna weld it all up want to truss front and bac too

kps

I have a question along a similiar line, a friend cant decide whether to scrap his crown vic, or sell it, it was a police car originally, it has the factory air locker, is it worth looking into? if he scraps it, he would give it to me, or if he wants to sell I would have to pick up another axle & swap it into it. or I would have to buy, he says $650 for the car, but it is high milkeage, & uses oil, several cans of stop leak later, & radiator is now not leaking & he drives it 200 miles a week, he has several other vehicles & he calls it his beater, he is looking for something to catch his eye, & nothing has yet. I have no interest in parting it out.

anyway I never know what the future may hold, but is it worth it to pick it up, especially since it has the factory air locker? or forget it, since it is on a crown vic.

btm24

Do you know what the rear end is? It may be worth looking into if it's an axle that has any type of aftermarket support

Brandon

kps

no idea what I am looking at, & he doesnt either, it came with car, & he has owned car aprox 10 years, his nice car is a newer police cruiser, & he has a truck & a vintage motorcycle, & he is looking for a fast late model car for a daily driver/ play toy, he is looking at rear wheel drive V8 6 speed BMWs.

if I remember right the car is a 1992, I can ask him next time we work together, as we have been friends for 20 + years.

btm24

Take some pics an post it up then, or use google

Brandon