ok i have herd a lot about the 8.8 what would be the best set up as far as axles and gears go? And i would like to have a locker. and is it the same bolt pattern as the d35 i have now. and i have only installed gears once. is it something a do it yourselfer could do?biffstephens said:Don't lock the D35....the 30 will be fine...you will want to regear at some point....when you regear look in to a D44 for the rear....or an 8.8
Very big difference between drag racing and 4wheeling. If you get an 8.8 out of an explorer it usaully has 31 splines shafts vs the mustang 28 splines shafts and has disc brakes. Thus already a vast improvment over the Pony car. The dana 35 of course has 27 spline shafts. The tubes on the 8.8 are also thicker. Now there is sometimes and issue with the driveshaft hook up but the part numbers are out there to find. Now as far as the dana 35 being crap I have seen to many of them blow,not heard about it from a buddy but seen first hand.Angler1979 said:why if all the drag racers snatch the 8.8 out of their mustangs and put in 9inch because they think the 8.8 is krapp why do jeepers think the 8.8 is any better than the D35 I think the D35 is stronger than most people think and it gets a bad name from people wanting to justify thier axle swap.