i am trying to figure out which years are best....i know that discs cameabout in 97 but when were the axles 27 0r 31 spline?

95 and newer should have 31 splines and disk brakes.

Tons of info on these available with the search function.

thanks

Originally posted by nmujeepin
i am trying to figure out which years are best....i know that discs cameabout in 97 but when were the axles 27 0r 31 spline?

An 8.8" out of what? The 8.8" was used in close to 20 different models. You will have to me more specific.

Better yet, do a search because this question has been asked about 10,000 times.

sorry guys an 8.8 out of an explorer...also i have searched and i have not found the answer to my question.....were the 1997 and newer explorers the only ones that were 31 spline or were they all 31 spline in the explorer? does anyone know of a website i could reference or even a magazine article?

www.google.com search boy.

a simple fool proof way to check is:

If it has 5 lugs and Disc Brakes, it is 31 Spline

Simple!

All explorers are 31 spline. Rangers are 28. Every answer here is in other threads in Jeep Talk

Nope

PRE 97 explorers are 28 spline man

SOME of the new Ranger SPORT TRAC's (ugly 4 door things) have 31 splines! My buddy just got one from a wreck (saw and counted em myself)

I am willing to be a :beer: on it!

:D

ok so who is right the mangler or the strong guy? either way i think by name they will both kick my ass.... wheres the proof so i can read it and learn all about it myself .... and yj 4life....i have searched and i have not come up with an answer i am satisfied with sorry to waste your time boy

either way man

just look for an explorer with discs and it will have 31 spline

simple

explorers with drums usually have 28

Every explorer 8.8" axle I have ever seen has been 31 spline, and I have seen a TON. Period.

Has anyone ever seen a 28 spline explorer axle? Or is this just pure conjecture?

Andy

Originally posted by Boston Mangler
a simple fool proof way to check is:

If it has 5 lugs and Disc Brakes, it is 31 Spline

Simple!

Wrong. Lincoln, Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis and Mustang with 5 lugs and disc brakes are 28 spline.

Explorers all have 31 spline. The 28 spline Explorer axle is a myth that has yet to be proven.

ah

i thought crown vics and such were 4 lug

my bad

this had me curious now

i am going to a yard tomorrow to find out

stay tuned!

all explorers have 31 splines...all rump rangers have 28 spline

OK everyone, take notice so that this post that has already been answered a 100 times can come to an end.

95 and newer Ford Exploders will have 31 spline and disc brakes.

Originally posted by H8monday
OK everyone, take notice so that this post that has already been answered a 100 times can come to an end.

95 and newer Ford Exploders will have 31 spline and disc brakes. yeah good call we already new that .... the question was is the 28 spline a myth or truth? i wanna know because i can get a 91 8.8 for 75 bucks but there is no way i wanna polish a fuckin turd .... the axle needs to be shipped so i cant just walk out there and count the damn splines....i dont care if i get discs or not i just want the stronger 31 spline....if you all could just provide me with a website or a book i could reference so i knew the answer i would delete the whole damn post...thanks again...also it IS out of an exploder

Originally posted by nmujeepin
yeah good call we already new that .... the question was is the 28 spline a myth or truth? i wanna know because i can get a 91 8.8 for 75 bucks but there is no way i wanna polish a fuckin turd .... the axle needs to be shipped so i cant just walk out there and count the damn splines....i dont care if i get discs or not i just want the stronger 31 spline....if you all could just provide me with a website or a book i could reference so i knew the answer i would delete the whole damn post...thanks again...also it IS out of an exploder

I have allways been under the assumption that, all Explorers had 31 splines,....but you have already got so much conflicting information, that you either need to take a leap oif faith, or have someone tear it open and count them for you.
By all means post your findings when you get them, so that this can be debunked once and for all.
Good luck

Originally posted by nmujeepin
ok so who is right the mangler or the strong guy? either way i think by name they will both kick my ass.... wheres the proof so i can read it and learn all about it myself .... and yj 4life....i have searched and i have not come up with an answer i am satisfied with sorry to waste your time boy

:rolleyes: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=8.8+ford&btnG=Google+Search
http://www.yankeetoys.org/mangler/88swap.htm

i have a brand new 8.8 for sale ready for your cherokee!

too bad i aint got a cherokee.....andif it is all ready for an xj prolly you prolly want too much for me to wanna redo the whole thing for my tj...how much by the way

Well here are my findings.

I have looked at over 75 Exploder rear ends. To the point of counting splines. THEY WERE ALL 31.

I have a 92 Drum sitting in my garage right now. It is a 31. I spent a lot of time at the Junk yards when I decided to do this swap. Escpecially since I have time to spare right now.

I have NEVER seen a Exploder with a 28.

Take it for what it is worth. But those are my findings. I am not saying that there might not be the occasional 28 out there (Ford is as bad as Jeep in keeping track of what they put in vehicles) but they seem to be the exception not the rule.

The only way to really clear this up for yourself is to start pulling them apart and form your own opinion, but I will tell you what, I got this explorer rear for nothing because the guy thought it was a 28 and did not want to take the time to salvage it out of a burned out Exploder. Bought new brakes from a 98 for 200 bucks and bam a 31 spline disc'd 8.8 for 200 bucks. I was going to regear and lock anyway so that is not figured into my initial purchase cost.

ok

i stand corrected

my bad guys

dont worry boston mangler many others thought the same thing....here is what the exploder guys had tosay about it http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=46082 turns out they were mostly 31's as a few of you stated....havent come across a ford 8.8 thats 28 yet thatwasout of an explorer so things are looking good :smokin:

i am thinking about $800

Originally posted by 87XJ
i am thinking about $800


You want $800 for an 8.8 :rolleyes:
Take it too the For sale Board so they can laugh at you over there.:flipoff2:

Originally posted by 87XJ
i am thinking about $800 i'll pick up one for 250 and weld brackets on that one ...that is kinda steep....nope not kinda ..that is WAY steep

Originally posted by Alaska ZJ

...
Well here are my findings.
Take it for what it is worth. But those are my findings. I am not saying that there might not be the occasional 28 out there (Ford is as bad as Jeep in keeping track of what they put in vehicles) but they seem to be the exception not the rule.
...


This is what I've come to believe as well.

ok so i the exploder guys said 31 spline...well here is the reply i got ack from moser engineering

"The information I have shows all of the explorers had 31 spline axles but the axles in the 95-newer models were different lengths than the 90-94.

Thank you,

Moser Engineering"

sounds to me like 31 spline all along...except for the couple odd balls

I was looking into ford 8.8 and 9" axles and found several just in the JEEP postings! In the search mode, I simply typed in "8.8" and got so frikin much info my 'puter took a crap on me. No seriously though, why so much individual posts on just this ONE topic? If this topic were on one thread, there would be countless pages of it.
Why-o-why must there be SO many individual postings on just ONE axle! :flipoff2: :D
COMEON now people, even THIS newbie knows better than that. :flipoff2: ;)

:smokin: :rasta:

well if you read the post and all the others you will see that the answer we were looking for was not available:flipoff2: now that we got the answer i posted it:flipoff2: fucking newbies trying to flame another newbie that did abide by the rules...kids will never learn

just get 1 & be done with it....

http://www.fototime.com/70306B347189757/standard.jpg

:eek: another 8.8 post.