Ford 8.8 VSS

I swapped in an 8.8 rear in my Javelin and since I'm useing the dash from the donar Dodge truck, I need the speed sensor in this rear axle so my speedo will work. The truck had the VSS in the rear axle and the 8.8 also has one in the axle. I know the Dodge speed sensor reads 8k tones per mile but can't find any info on the 8.8 VSS. A guy I talked to at Speed and Performance indicated it will work just fine but also told me that Mustangs and Javelins were built on the same assembly lines because thier front suspensions were the same. Since he believes that, I really don't trust his advice. Does anyone know what the VSS on a 8.8 96 Explorer rear would signal. S&P does a lot of Hemi swaps but after spending several days searching the net for info on the Ford VSS, I have come up empty.

I'm going out to the garage to look for the ford emblems on the javelin.   I agree with you on not trusting that guy's advice.  I wouldn't let him check my oil after a comment like that

amcinstaller wrote: could the vss on the rear maybe be for abs, not speed?

On the Dodge, they use it to run the speedometer and abs.

The only sensor I did not have was the rear ABS/speed sonsor and only the speedo does not work. Since I already deleated the ABS control module, I have a new problem. I found out that the rear sensor on later Fords and the Dodge use the same part, I now have a speed signal, but it has nowhere to go without the ABS controler. The donar truck only had rear ABS and only used 1 rear and 1 front sensor. The controler did not have the pump as far as I could see so I threw it away. It now seems that I will still need to run this module to convert the A/C rear signal to a signal that the PCM will be able to use. I found a few modules on Ebay for around $150, but even with the module, I am not sure my problem will be solved. Without conecting all the brake lines and other conections that were deleated, it will only keep throwing out trouble codes. This simple motor swap has become a huge undertaking. This same rear sensor went out on my F150 and only trigered the ABS light since the 4x4's have the speed sensor on the transfer case. I still need to find a way to send the 8.8 VSS signal to the PCM without the ABS controler.

Maybe have the PCM "reflashed"?