[Mr_Trigger3.8]

Hey guys I'm looking to do an 8.8 rear end swap. I found one from an 88. Does anybody know if it would bolt up and have the correct mounts as my 2003?

 

[1slosix]

it'd bolt up but you'd be unhappy with how the wheels are now tucked in further inside the wheel well...fox body and sn95 rears are not as wide as 99-04 rears

 

[Mr_Trigger3.8]

it'd bolt up but you'd be unhappy with how the wheels are now tucked in further inside the wheel well...fox body and sn95 rears are not as wide as 99-04 rears

1slosix I think you're the only person to ever reply. Haha thanks for letting me know. I'll just have to keep an eye out for a 99-04 rear end.

 

[lemons95]

I think a 94-98 rear end would also fit.

 

[Project Pony]

I think a 94-98 rear end would also fit.

As stated they will fit, but those axles are shorter. Itll cause the wheels to sit sunken into the wheel well.

 

[lemons95]

I thought that was only for the 79-93 foxbodies?

 

[1slosix]

Nope....sn95s still aren't as wide as a new edge...only a few inches difference but thats enough to notice

 

[Coreyw428]

Thats how narrow looking the pre 99 rearends look, and there even more noticeable when swapped under a new edge mustang

 

[lemons95]

yeah okay, I see it.
You could still use wheel spacers though, so if you find a good dead on the pre-99 rear end it'd probably still be worth it.

 

[Mr_Trigger3.8]

yeah okay, I see it.
You could still use wheel spacers though, so if you find a good dead on the pre-99 rear end it'd probably still be worth it.

Yea I can get one for $100 bucks. But I think I'm gonna hold out till I find one that's longer. Because I want a wider stance in the rear.