EpicMoses

I have an 02 GT and I'm looking to rebuilt it with 3.73 or 4.10 gears. I can't use my housing due to the driver side axle tube being trashed, so can I use any ford 8.8 read end or does it have to be a mustang?

WhiteFoxGT

Needs to be from a 99-04 gt to be a direct replacement

94-98 gt/cobra will work, but be slightly shorter so the wheels will tuck, and a rear from a foxbody will be shorter and not have the brackets for disc brakes.

any v6 will have a 7.5 rear so dont buy one of them, it will drop in but not survive the power very long

EpicMoses

Ok thanks for the info. Someone told me I could use any Ford 8.8 axle like the one from the F-150.

WhiteFoxGT

you are referring to the housing itself correct? Not the actual differential?

housing is this WHOLE unit



differential would be just this



You can swap an 8.8 differential from any ford into basically any 8.8 housing. Only differences would be axle splines on the spider gears and whether or not it is a posi unit

you can not simply slap a housing from a f150 into a mustang

EpicMoses

Oh ok thanks for the clarification. I don't plan on changing the LSD or anything, just the gears.

Camster

Just find another whole Mustang V8 unit.The whole thing as pictured above.It should be easy enough.

EpicMoses

I was thinking that I could save money by using any empty housing and just swap the good parts from mine into it.

Camster

Who sells an empty housing?? It will a complete unit from a junker.Beyond that,you'd be paying someone to strip it down,and adding to the expense,not cutting it.Not a horrible job to do a gear change,but if you have a damaged tube,I think that you have a lot of work ahead of you.

chipss36

pyle brothers in bay town tx, trues em, welds em and builds great rear ends, they do all mine.
never has the wine.....