8.8 Axle swap

[Jdmobrien7]

So, I'm an idiot and blew out my lockers in my '04 Ranger FX4 Level II. since it is impossible for me to find this axle in washington state, I was going to swap it out with a guy's '96 8.8 4.10 B4000 axle with 10" brakes. No locker for me anymore. I think everything matches up. Will this work or am I retarded? HELP!!!

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

It will bolt right in.

 

[Jdmobrien7]

Right. But, the 96 is a 28 spline and the 04 is a 32. Won't there be some issues because of that?

 

[RangerSVT]

It's a 31 spline, not 32, and to help you out, you have the same guts as explorers do, so you can get a carrier or LS from an explorer and drop it in your housing....
SVT

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

Right. But, the 96 is a 28 spline and the 04 is a 32. Won't there be some issues because of that?

Only thing you will need is new U bolts as the axle tubes are smaller on the 28 spline housing.

 

[Original_Ranger84]

Yeah it should bolt right in, but like SVT said you can just get an explorer axle and steal the innards from it.