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will an explorer 8.8 fit in a bII without modification?
tech libary explains and 8.8 in a ranger but not a bronco.
 


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No, you'll need to change the spring perches...
 

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Flip the spring perches and weld on shock tabs. Then have to make the driveshaft fit.
 

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so I would have to do some cutting and welding, that sorta sucks.
does the driveshaft have to be shortened, or is it a u joint issue?
is assembly that is a direct bolt in?
 

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it is easier to fix and understand than "her"
you dont have to weld...you can buy a flip kit or make one....and use two left side sploder springplate/shock mounts.


and depending what shaft you have you need a bigger spread pattern flange...usually just rob the sploder one
 

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if you have the ujoint drive shaft then you just need the ex's flange. its still an easy swap. and well worth it. some local shops might do the welding for cheap?
 

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you dont have to weld...you can buy a flip kit or make one....and use two left side sploder springplate/shock mounts.


and depending what shaft you have you need a bigger spread pattern flange...usually just rob the sploder one
The B2 perch spacing is wider than explorers/rangers..
 

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8.8 the bronco

ok ive done this swap, and its easy as it gets! i got some perches and shock mounts from ruff stuff, they are super strong. the easiest way to complete this swap is to have the t-case from the sploder and use the drive shaft from the sploder. the tube length was cut to 13 1/4 for mine. that was with a six degree pinion angle and a four inch lift. the 8.8 is a strong axle for a v6 engine, not realy for a v8 though, i run the rocks, so i break stuff! first find the flat on the pinion area and make it level, then set your perches at 6 degrees and weld them in place. then mount the axle and weld your shock tabs in. now all you have to do is swap the t-case and measure the shaft length. the reason i use that t-case is so the drive shaft when removed doesnt leak any fluid. its just a bolt on flange. and makes trail repair easy. or you can just remove it and drive home with the front. the d-35 swap is a bolt in swap , and requires no mods at all.
 

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The B2 perch spacing is wider than explorers/rangers..
and is insignificant.


still bolts in....depending on year of truck and gas tank setup the skid and tank may not allow it....but for gen 1 it works fine.


i used to regularly destroy rear ends...sometimes two in a weekend and used what i could get to keep the truck on the road to get to work. ratio didnt matter when that was the case.

i kept all of the flange combos and two different length slips in my gunwales


to this day i always have a spare rear axle ready.
 

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some local shops might do the welding for cheap?
a guy at the local 4 wheel parts store said he'd weld mine up for $20 once i got them where i wanted
 

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and is insignificant.
I've put a Ranger axle in a B2 before so I could roll it around and no way in hell would I ever do something like that for anything long term, it tweaked the springs pretty good to line up.
 

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thanks for all the information and advice guys, now all i need is an axle and some time.
 

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