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5.0calypso93lx
10-30-2009, 03:30 PM
Besides the obvious axle length difference is there any difference in the housings themselves between fox 8.8's and 94-98 SN95 8.8's?
mustangrfast88
10-30-2009, 05:21 PM
as far as i know they are the same othere then axle tube length like you said and the brake lines
chad393na
10-30-2009, 10:31 PM
as far as i know they are the same othere then axle tube length like you said and the brake lines

You mean axle length?
Adam@S&MMotorsports
10-30-2009, 11:44 PM
Axel tube length, the axels are longer also plus the break spacing is 3 3/16 compared to the fox 2 1/2. If you narrow the 94-98 housing 11/16 on each side it will fit perfectly in a fox with typical 5 lug wheels. Hope this helps...
5.0calypso93lx
10-31-2009, 02:48 AM
I'm actually wanting to put the 8.8 out of my fox into my 98 and doing something more "serious" for my fox as I don't think the stock 8.8 is going to hold up. I was going to throw some SN95 axles in my 8.8 in my fox and throw it in my 98, then build a killer 8.8 for my fox.
chad393na
10-31-2009, 05:50 PM
Axel tube length, the axels are longer also plus the break spacing is 3 3/16 compared to the fox 2 1/2. If you narrow the 94-98 housing 11/16 on each side it will fit perfectly in a fox with typical 5 lug wheels. Hope this helps...
I thought that the axle tube length was the same those years(?)
8NO4CYL
10-31-2009, 08:47 PM
I thought that the axle tube length was the same those years(?)

I second that, the axles are different not the tubes?????
Adam@S&MMotorsports
10-31-2009, 09:56 PM
you are correct tubes are the same axels are longer due to brake spacing... my bad
e5shea
11-01-2009, 01:35 AM
Wouldn't the tubes and the axles have to be longer? Got my interest, as I twisted the shit out of my rearend at Kilkare the other night.

Needed: '99-'04 axle housing, please PM.
5.0calypso93lx
11-01-2009, 01:36 AM
Wouldn't the tubes and the axles have to be longer? Got my interest, as I twisted the shit out of my rearend at Kilkare the other night.

Needed: '99-'04 axle housing, please PM.

Not necassarily. Guys run SN95 axles in fox 8.8's all the time.
chad393na
11-01-2009, 10:30 AM
Wouldn't the tubes and the axles have to be longer? Got my interest, as I twisted the shit out of my rearend at Kilkare the other night.

Needed: '99-'04 axle housing, please PM.

No, the sn-95 and up axles are longer to accomodate the disc brake setup.
Carl
11-01-2009, 11:33 AM
^x2, thats exactly why the axles are longer.