Important question regarding 1997 Ford mustang 8.8 rear

[jeffwilson04]

Will a 8.8 rear end out of a 1985-1993 5.0 fit in a 1997 Ford Mustang?? Im trying to get a straonger rear for my mustang I am outta options... except for buying a new one...

 

[ban-one]

85 gt has the 7.5 rear end i believe........ I know my old 85 didnt have the 8.8 in it

 

[Chythar]

The differential and housing will fit, but the pre-94 axles had drum brakes - you'll have to convert it to disc brakes. You don't say if your 97 is a V6 or a GT - if it's a V6 with the 7.5 rear end, you'll need to fab up the hard brake lines and mounts.

 

[revhead347]

Totally not worth the hassle. It's going to cost you much more money to make that older rearend work than to get a new one. The old 8.8 (93' and older), is 4 lug instead of 5, it's narrower, and it has drum brakes. In order to put it in, you would have to have to get new wheels that had 4 lugs and a larger backspacing for the rear, and accept that you are going to have different wheels, or convert it to 5 lug axles which is going to cost about $500. If you keep the drum brakes, you are going to have to change your master cylinder out, and remove your ABS.

Kurt

 

[BlownFiveLiter]

1997 V8 cars already have an 8.8, so I'm assuming this is a V6?