7.5 to 8.8

[purple people eater]

im swapping the 7.5 in my 96 2wd ranger to a ford 8.8 from a 2000edge II just wondering what kinda problems im going to run into...
would i have to swap my driveshaft? or would i be able to run the same driveshaft?

looks like it should be a pretty simple swap
the alxes mint and im getting it for free so why not upgrade. also, just wondering what i should look into for a posi/limited sliip ( or mabey even locker)

thanks

 

[feellnfroggy]

I would looke at hte mounting points of the shocks and such, but I doubt it will be too much trouble, your driveshaft should bolt right up.

 

[purple people eater]

yep looks like everything should line up pretty good, havent taken the other alxe out yet, but everything seems like its ganna be close.

 

[Fx4wannabe01]

It's a straight up swap. The only concern would be the rear ujoint flange. It may or may not work on the 8.8 as it's too small....but I didn't have that issue swapping my brothers '01 7.5 to an '07 8.8. You may or may not need to swap the flanges on the driveshaft. While the shaft is out, I would consider putting in new ujoints.

You'll need to mess with the ebrake cable which may include tearing apart the drums if you plan on using the 10" drums.


What's a 2000 edge II?

 

[4x4junkie]

The axle flanges should be the same size (that's a year thing, '90 I think). Should bolt right in.

 

[99_3.0]

Hopefully you have more fun taking off the drums than I did. Shoes and pads were welded straight to the drums, metaphorically. What a bitch that was...

 

[drifterawh]

Go to tech. All you need to know.