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AXLE QUESTIONS, AGAIN... i want stock!

i am fairly new to the forums but am familiar and did search extensively (as i am able) to find this info before opening a new thread.  what my dilema is, is that i am looking for a set of STOCK, yes the 4 lug axles for my cougar.  i have relocatable bearing on them now and im taking a trip to florida in about 2 weeks.  i have searched hi and low for these and cant seem to find.  i guess this is a discontinued part from ford as well.  i no one knows of a source for stock axles what info do i need to give to Moser to get a set made?  oh this would probably help...it is an 88' XR-7 with an 8.8 3.08 trac lock rear. 28 spline  any help would be appreciated!!  thanks in advance

AXLE QUESTIONS, AGAIN... i want stock!

Reply #1 –
the 88 xr-7 used the same axels as the mustang or so I belive. I'll find a chart for you in a minute.

http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?t=13253
it under a sticky in the drivetrain section. Good luck.

P.S., now might be a good time to go 5 lug...
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
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1986 cougar.
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AXLE QUESTIONS, AGAIN... i want stock!

Reply #2 –
there is a ton of 308 axles out there ,, shouldnt be that hard to find either. 
IT may be a haul but if you drive down towards mechanicsburg on 81s, there is a place called "harrys U-Pull it". 

Are you in the Gated "LOCK HAVEN" community?
Ive been there, did up verizons switch in the hut a ways just past the guard shack.  Nice place.

AXLE QUESTIONS, AGAIN... i want stock!

Reply #3 –
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what info do i need to give to Moser to get a set made


Tell them you need an axle for 4 lug drums in 94-98 length.
-- 05 Mustang GT-Whipplecharged !!
--87 5.0 Trick Flow Heads & Intake - Custom Cam - Many other goodies...3100Lbs...Low12's!

AXLE QUESTIONS, AGAIN... i want stock!

Reply #4 –
i really dont want to do the 5 lug switch now, leaving for florida in 2 weeks.  also i have the color matched wheels and i think they kinda look cool.    on that sticky, i dont see anything that lists an 8.8 for my year car.  am i reading over this?


as far as the gated Lock Haven community, i have never heard of it.  we live on the outskirts of lock haven, up 664 in Woodland Heights.

AXLE QUESTIONS, AGAIN... i want stock!

Reply #5 –
Your 88 XR7 has an 8.8" rear, but its axle shafts are interchangeable with any 86-88 T-Bird or Cougar, 8.8 or 7.5" rear, including Turbo Coupes. Fox Mustang axles are too short, SN95 are 5-lug.

The last time I tried to buy a new axle was around 1998 (for my old '88 Cougar), and they were rare and expensive then. Ford quoted me $800/side!!! I ended up finding a good pair of used shafts. You may end up in the same boat, especially as my experience was ten years ago so axles are likely rarer and more expensive now.

You might also try having your existing axles sleeved, if it's not really, REALLY worn. A hardened sleeve is placed over the worn spot and the new bearing rides on that sleeve. I've never had it done myself but I've heard a lot of good things about the procedure...
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AXLE QUESTIONS, AGAIN... i want stock!

Reply #6 –
thanks for all the info, i think i have a lead on a good used one.

AXLE QUESTIONS, AGAIN... i want stock!

Reply #7 –
A new set from Moser is $250 FWIW and the metal used is of higher strength.
-- 05 Mustang GT-Whipplecharged !!
--87 5.0 Trick Flow Heads & Intake - Custom Cam - Many other goodies...3100Lbs...Low12's!

AXLE QUESTIONS, AGAIN... i want stock!

Reply #8 –
Hey V8DEMON, i grew up in massapequa!!!  didnt realize you were from farmingdale.  Ever go to Bellmore?

AXLE QUESTIONS, AGAIN... i want stock!

Reply #9 –
All the time!  I was there this past Friday.  I lived in Massapequa for about 5 years.
-- 05 Mustang GT-Whipplecharged !!
--87 5.0 Trick Flow Heads & Intake - Custom Cam - Many other goodies...3100Lbs...Low12's!

AXLE QUESTIONS, AGAIN... i want stock!

Reply #10 –
WOW!! really cool what a small world.  ill have to get ahold of you the next time i go to visit my parents.

AXLE QUESTIONS, AGAIN... i want stock!

Reply #11 –
hey were those pictures on your site taken down my Jones Beach, or somewhere along Ocean Parkway (the worlds longest drag strip!!)

AXLE QUESTIONS, AGAIN... i want stock!

Reply #12 –
There might be a set at my local JY they have a tun of 3.8 with 8.8 rears I can get u a set for dirt cheap. Pm if u want me to go check it out for u.

AXLE QUESTIONS, AGAIN... i want stock!

Reply #13 –
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at my local JY they have a tun of 3.8 with 8.8 rears


Negative....I can't think of any FoMoCo vehicle that had the 3.8 v6 AND an 8.8 rear from the factory except the supercharged MN-12's and those are IRS.
-- 05 Mustang GT-Whipplecharged !!
--87 5.0 Trick Flow Heads & Intake - Custom Cam - Many other goodies...3100Lbs...Low12's!

AXLE QUESTIONS, AGAIN... i want stock!

Reply #14 –
Will an '87 xr-7 rear do for you?, I have one as a spare; 4 bolt, drum(10').