8.8 axle replacements

[mojofilters]

Greetings all... been a long time since old mojo was here. Ok, here's the problem... my 1987 8.8 rear has the funky 4.25 five lug spacing and I have my heart set on a set of Torq Thrust D wheels that only come in 4.5 spacing. What copperhead infested wreck should the Phantom of the Salvage Yard be looking for to replace those axles?? I found a couple of threads on another site that conflicted... drivers side this... pass. side that... no cut this or shorten that... HELP!! Here's the tag numbers if that will help...

S201A-73 88 7H04

Thanks mojo

[Jack21]

Thinking you could take your existing axles into a machine shop, have the existing studs removed, drill the axle flanges for standard Ford studs (not metric) on a standard Ford bolt pattern. Then your TTD's should bolt right on. And you should be able to do that to the front rotors as well.

[Dave Cleveland]

That's what I did. I had a machine shop redrill the holes in the flange. Actually, I think I still have those axles in the garage. I ended up buying a set of Mosier axles instead. They cost about $150 for the pair and were 31 spline instead of the stock ford 28 spline. Of course you'd then need a new diff., but it's something to think about.

Dave

[mojofilters]

Are all the stock 8.8 rears 28 spline? Do the numbers on the tag tell the gears and spline?

[SFfiredog]

All Mustang 8.8s have 28 splines stock (not counting a real Cobra R). The 93/95 F-150 Lightning, as well as some other F-150s, the V-8 Explorer, and the Expedition come with factory 31 spline axles.