Started my 8.8 Swap- 71 Javelin

I would be curious to know the outcome of this - because I did the same swap and there are issues with it. That 2" pinion offset kills your U joint angles and in a Javelin where you need the width, it doesn't work right. The other issue is the driveshaft will hit the rear of the tunnel right near a brake line clip. I'm swapping mine out to a 9" this winter. If you can shorten or lengthen it by swapping tubes and/or axles to center the pinion, it will work great and it's cheap. I've been going to post this in the Frankenrambler section but haven't got around to it.

Okay guys I finally hit my 30 posts! Here are the pics of the axle mocked up. It'll get cleaned up when I get back to it after the engine and trans are sitting in it. I'll be making everything pretty, lowering it 1.5"-2" with blocks, getting longer U bolts, and welding up the stock U bolt plate to the explorer one for the shock mounts. I was just happy to see how far the wheels would sit out..

Ahh gotcha. Well I'm close so as soon as I get to 30 I'll upload pics of the wheel/pinion offsets and stance!

Here's a little update:

71JAVVY wrote: That was a really helpful 8.8 thread on the mustang side of things. The axle is actually somewhere between 1-2" narrower though, so I don't know if I could justify shortening it any more, especially 3". I already have wheels and tires laying around that I was planning on using.   Maybe I could swap the tubes side to side? The pumpkin itself offsets the pinion to the side that is already shorter, so that would put it closer to the center and help counter the offset. If that makes any sense..?