new guy here

[bulldawg1081]

hey yall!(yes im from texas) this is my first post on the ranger station,ive been a member of ford trucks.com for 11 or 12 years now but ive been getting aggrevated with the site here lately due to the fact of the bad attitudes and the way people respond to questions and more times than not your question will NEVER get a response which tends to be extremely aggrevating... anyways ive heard you are a better more friendly group of ford fanatics so here i am lol i was just going to throw this out there and see what some opinions were,i have a '90 bii 4x4 and the 7.5 is on its last leg (PO ran it out of oil because of a bad wheel seal) i have an 8 inch rear end out of a '70 model mustang thats in really good shape from drum to drum but its 2 inches wider than the 7.5...i called currie and they can rework my housing to fit my bronco like it came with it from the factory and send me new axles for $700 bucks shipped to my door..im wanting to use this axle for 2 reasons, 1 to be different from everone using 8.8's and 9's and 2 because i have it and i dont have to prowl around salvage yards....what do yall think about having an 8 inch rear axle in a bii?

 

[martin]

It's your truck, put whatever you like on it. Nothing wrong with being different.

 

[PetesPonies]

A 65/66 Mustang or Pinto ( V6) with an 8" rear will have a housing exactly the size you need.

 

[bulldawg1081]

I decoded the tag on the 8" like I should have done a long time ago,I was told mustang but it shows that this particular axle came in a 71 to 74 Torino...is there much difference on the width of a 70'a Torino and an early mustang?

 

[PetesPonies]

Yes, a couple more inches. 65/66 is 52" wide, 67-70 is 54" wide and the Torino is at least a couple inches wider.

 

[bulldawg1081]

So do you think this axle would stick out farther than the front if I didn't shorten it or would it be a good idea to get it shortened?

 

[PetesPonies]

yes a lot. I gave you other sizes so you could measure and see what fits best. It better to not have to cut. Just get one that fits. That being said, no reason not to get an 8.8 that would be a bolt in. What you have is not worth the effort, at all.

 

[Spede Demn]

Welcome to TRS,

Sounds like more work than its worth imo, easier and most likely cheaper to look for a rear diff that fits, might even find one thats already geared correctly.

 

[bulldawg1081]

Thankyou guys, right to the point I appreciate it