Rear axle swap ? Consider the Ford 8.8
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- 83 CJ7 350 tbi, TH350, D300 twin sticked & clocked, narrowed Chief D44 Eaton Elocker & Moser shafts, Explorer 8.8 Detroit locker, 410's, RE 4.5" spring lift 1" body lift, 35" Claws, cage tied to frame, Corbeau baja seats, HD tie rod and draglink, u-bolts flipped, custom skid plate and sliders, Warn 9.5ti winch with Amsteel synthetic line
One of the photos shows the 5x5.5 bolt pattern drilled into the stock explorer axle flange before it was installed in the housing.
RangerRick
Not much left to the flange once it was redrilled.
mrblaine, one question. Is the Superior axle flange the same dia. as the stock axle?