- Feb 11, 2007
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I am planning an 8.8 upgrade for my 66 mustang. I plan on swapping in a fox 8.8 with 5 lug 28 spline axles and rebuilding the stock trac lok. it has 2.73 gears in it now but i plan on upgrading to 3.55s later. The motor makes 450 horsepower and goes through a C4 automatic. It will be on street tires and rarely if ever on slicks for drag racing. I plan on taking it to the strip occasionally and, with 3100 pound weight of the car, plan for high 12s on sticky street tires. Will the factory 28 spline axles hold up? I already plan on c clip eliminators as a safety precaution. Is there another weak point to the factory 8.8 I should be aware of?
Future plans may call for a junkyard 31 spline upgrade, but I would like to have this rear in the car and not have to worry too much about it. and no, plase dont post telling me to go to a 9 inch. Its a sore subject trying to find one in northern IL
Future plans may call for a junkyard 31 spline upgrade, but I would like to have this rear in the car and not have to worry too much about it. and no, plase dont post telling me to go to a 9 inch. Its a sore subject trying to find one in northern IL