rambler rearend swap

I have a 68 american that I am putting a 360 in. I am thinking about doing the popular explorer 8.8 swap. The question I have is what has to be modified to make this swap. I am not sure what to do about the pinion offset that the 8.8 explorer rear end has. Any other issues I may have?

....everything you'll need to know, right here:

http://theamcforum.com/forum/88-explorer-rear-for-my-67-rogue_topic26362.html

A 93+ Ranger axle is 1.5" narrower than an Explorer axle and would be a better fit. If you can find a 91-92 Ranger 8.8 axle (only in 4.0L models) it's 3" narrower than the Explorer axle, but the 8.8 was only used in a few models, mostly commercial chassis trucks.

Instead of narrowing the 93+ Ranger axle you can order deeper offset wheels to compensate for the width. The angle of the driveshaft due to the offset diff won't matter. You'd still have to move the spring saddles, but that's all. You're limited on what wheels you can run, but Weld makes several in deep backsets, such as the Drag Lite I run on my Jag IRS (5.5" backset 7" wheels to keep from narrowing the axle).

The 8.8 is in trucks only with the 4.0 V6.   not the 2.8,2.9,or 3.0V6's

According to the Ford truck guys only the COMMERCIAL CHASSIS had the 8.8" as an option with smaller engines than the 4.0L. They are few and far between, and some may have dual rear wheels that are six or eight lug (and useless to us, unless the axles are changed... and they may be a different width than "civilian" models). I don't know if it was an option or standard, I'd assume standard on heavier payload models. Those chassis came from Ford without a bed, a box bed was usually put on them but some may have had flat or dump beds. Not likely to find one in a regular salvage yard.