New guy saying Hi and some ?'s June 29, 2008, 10:50:24 AM Hello all, I'm picking up a 88 Sport on the first. I currently have a semi-beater 88 Mustang GT Hatch. My wife and I had a 86 Elan we drove from 1988 to 2000 putting 250,000 miles on it with no magor mechanical problems :D I really wanted a Tbird but couldn't fine what I was looking for when I finally bought the Stang a year ago. So after looking off and on I finally found this car.So some ?'s - I've got a 5 lug swap sitting in the garage I was going to do on the stang with the 2001 dual piston brakes & spindles and ranger axles+drums. After looking on this site it looks like the ranger axles won't work due to the longer Tbird rear axle width. So if I don't have an 8.8 in the car is it best to get one out of a turbo coupe or 94 to 99(?) mustang? and why?I really want to run this wheel setup PonyR 17" wheelsAlso anyone know if I should pull my Mac full length headers (for a T5) off the stang before I sell it - will they fit the Aod bird?Thanks Quote Selected
New guy saying Hi and some ?'s Reply #1 – June 29, 2008, 02:07:36 PM Just wanted to say I have a new set of 3.73's with an install kit sitting on the tool box for the mustang, so that's why I'm asking about the 8.8 Thanks Quote Selected
New guy saying Hi and some ?'s Reply #2 – June 29, 2008, 04:24:41 PM I do believe that the 88 sports had 8.8's from the factory. All you would really need to do a 5 lug in the rear is get sn-95 width rear axle shafts. Also, you need to swap out the spindles on the front to a 87-88 turbo coupe or 5.0 mustang, or get aftermarket stock sized 10" front discs with a 5-lug set up. Quote Selected
New guy saying Hi and some ?'s Reply #3 – June 29, 2008, 04:26:29 PM also, acouple of people here run 17" cobras. Check out the user rides section and check out there wheels, or do a couple of searches. I'll bet your headers, and basically the entire axhaust would more or less bolt it. Quote Selected
New guy saying Hi and some ?'s Reply #4 – June 29, 2008, 06:15:18 PM Quote from: Privateer;225140Hello all, I'm picking up a 88 Sport on the first. I currently have a semi-beater 88 Mustang GT Hatch. My wife and I had a 86 Elan we drove from 1988 to 2000 putting 250,000 miles on it with no magor mechanical problems :D I really wanted a Tbird but couldn't fine what I was looking for when I finally bought the Stang a year ago. So after looking off and on I finally found this car.So some ?'s - I've got a 5 lug swap sitting in the garage I was going to do on the stang with the 2001 dual piston brakes & spindles and ranger axles+drums. After looking on this site it looks like the ranger axles won't work due to the longer Tbird rear axle width. So if I don't have an 8.8 in the car is it best to get one out of a turbo coupe or 94 to 99(?) mustang? and why?I really want to run this wheel setup PonyR 17" wheelsAlso anyone know if I should pull my Mac full length headers (for a T5) off the stang before I sell it - will they fit the Aod bird?ThanksPicking the car up near Tucson eh? I looked at it about 3 weeks ago.... but at the time the guy was asking a bit much for it. I know he came down some... Car was in pretty solid shape tho! Quote Selected
New guy saying Hi and some ?'s Reply #5 – June 29, 2008, 07:10:11 PM Yep that must be the car. Glad you thought it looked good, as we all know pictures don't always tell the whole story. Not sure what the start price was, but after talking with him a bit we worked out a deal I thought was fair which included my plane ticket. Quote Selected
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