my local 4wd shop (OK 4-wheel drive) told me about this site also told me to foget about quadratec's bbb. anyways got a question bout my rear. i had a 8.8 from a 94 exploder put in my tj. it has drums and 3.73 gearing and a posi. my question is how many spline axles do i got short of takin it apart and looking at it. i bought an arb locker for a 31 spline since my jeep is my daily driver cant afford the down time of having to borrow another vehicle to trade it in for the 28 spline. please help me out the axle tag is as follows
S-6-2-9-E
3L73 8 8 4B15
dont know if that will help u ford guys help find me the info im looking for. i know that 8.8 in rangers are 28 spline and exploreres are 31 but not sure if the drum explorer version is a 31 also. and another question what kinda work is it to convert my drum to a disc setup. i know i need to weld brackets and get rotors and calipers (the hardware) but i dont know if i need to change axles, is there a kit, can i get parts outta a junk yard???? and last but not least do i need to change my proportioning valve??? for discs from drums? i started with 9" drums on a d35 then moved to 11" drums with the explorer 8.8
Help please???

the telephone says all exploders are 31 spine.

but you can ask here too:
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/

the telephone????? ha exploders but cool thanx for the reply i hope it is i got the arb sitten here 629 bucks later to find out im not sure if itll fit. but thanx a heep

ya. I as in the rumor mill. So many things are stated as fact I don't wana encourage it since I'm not sure. I probably should have just given you the link and kept my trap shut.:)

uve been most helpful im not a member of that bbb nor do i really want to be i cant really do a search on it but ill check into that link more

http://www.drivetrain.com/Fordtrkratio_posidata.html

been to that site codes dont match up in any way but thax for lookin theres another site that states 90.5-94 have 31 spline axles in explorers thats why i thought i had 31 but i could have 28 dunno till i rip her open or sumone whos got sumthin tells me otherwise!

The last time I talked to the dealer about a similar question I was told that there is no way to tell what spline count you have unless you pull the axle and count. Usually anything with a V8 had 31 spline and anything with a 6 cly had 28 splines until '95. Notice I said "usually" because sometimes they just used what was available during assembly. It is real easy to pull the axle any ways. Just pull the diff cover and C-clip and it slides right out.

I just received a e mail regarding this post and how it disrespects Quadratec. I work for OK 4wd and suggested that jby1999 try this board if he is not finding the answers he is looking for at the Quadratec site. I know that Quadratec is mail order company and therefore assumed that their BB may not be as hardcore as the PBB. I am not in the business to discredit anyone's reputation. I apologize if I have offended anyone.

HCC

i still use qtecs board for trail runs just not for technical no one there seems to know anything in this area that im lookin for. menat no disrepect towards qtec or any probs with ok4wd. im lookin for the info when i cant find it i move else where and it not like ok told me to say what i said. i said it mearly because of the frustration i had in reguards to finding the info that i wanted. if anyone has a problem with it please direct it to me since i made the slander remark even though it wasnt to say anything bad about qtec's board it was just a remark sayin i didnt find what i wanted to hear on that board!

also try http://jeepsunlimited.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=50&daysprune=1000&sortorder=&sortfield=lastpost&perpage=40&pagenumber=2
I think more people have done the 8.8 There. Most people here go bigger wider whatever than that exploder axle.

Or.......

:idea: You could search here as it has been covered about 80 billion fawkin times :shaking:

and i can type in the 8.8 search and find nothing about axle splines so or find nothing about my code except my ratio and thats it a limited slip. or i could also find out that theres nothing stating crap about not having to weld on caliper brackets they simpily bolt on and that you say is all found in a search. come on didnt even find that info out here found it on another bbb.

They are all 31 splines... I pulled shafts from a '92 and put them in a 31 spline Detroit

thanx everyone i found out the info i needed this is as good as a closed thread

Originally posted by Keith Strong
Or.......

:idea: You could search here as it has been covered about 80 billion fawkin times :shaking: Have we really discussed the Ford's version of a Dana 44 that many times:eek: I'm not into throwing money at an 8.8 when the junkyard has so many Ford 9's out there as well. But at the very least I will say parts for either one is cheap and available at the boneyard. You don't see many 44's or 60's at our boneyards compared to those.

Hmmmmmm

I found this one within 2 minutes of searching

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=46558&highlight=8.8+axle+spline

It seems to have all the info you needed :rolleyes: