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Technical => Drivetrain Tech => Topic started by: Moonmount on December 05, 2016, 08:12:43 PM

Title: Fox Mustang 8.8
Post by: Moonmount on December 05, 2016, 08:12:43 PM
Due to all cougar 8.8s being over 300 miles away and me having to ask someone to haul it for me its sadly out of the question so what all is needed to swap in a mustang 8.8?
Title: Fox Mustang 8.8
Post by: QUICKSHIFT on December 05, 2016, 08:47:05 PM
In my 84 Cougar, all I did was bolt in the 8.8 from my 88 LX Stang donor car  and reuse the axles,brakes and drums from the 7.5.
Title: Fox Mustang 8.8
Post by: Moonmount on December 06, 2016, 09:30:23 AM
The 7.5 in my cougar is completely shot idk if the axles are still good could I just swap over all the brake lines and drums?
Title: Fox Mustang 8.8
Post by: Chuck W on December 06, 2016, 12:15:17 PM
Quote from: Moonmount;458413
The 7.5 in my cougar is completely shot idk if the axles are still good could I just swap over all the brake lines and drums?

What car do you have? We're not mind-readers. ;)
Title: Fox Mustang 8.8
Post by: thunderjet302 on December 06, 2016, 12:18:03 PM
Quote from: Chuck W;458417
What car do you have? We're not mind-readers. ;)

Yup.

There's a different answer to your question depending on whether you have an 83-85.5 car or an 85.5-88 car.
Title: Fox Mustang 8.8
Post by: Moonmount on December 06, 2016, 03:41:46 PM
I really need to make a sig sorry guys 88 cougar 5.0
Title: Fox Mustang 8.8
Post by: Chuck W on December 06, 2016, 04:29:53 PM
Quote from: Moonmount;458420
I really need to make a sig sorry guys 88 cougar 5.0

In that case, no, you cannot just swap axles/brakes from your 88 7.5 into the Mustang 8.8.

Examine the chart in the post HERE (http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?13253-Deciphering-Fox-Axels&p=138359#post138359)
Title: Fox Mustang 8.8
Post by: Moonmount on December 06, 2016, 09:03:49 PM
dang i guess ill use wheel spacers what soft line do i need to adapt in the mustang 8.8?