Here is the stock 88 inch ford rearend as pulled from a 99 gt. Rear end track width measurements of classic american cars including chevrolet ford and mopar vehicle rear axle widths.
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99 04 mustang rear end width. Ford ranger 88 5675. Mustang ii 8. The 9498 axles are 075 inches longer the rearend is 15 inches wider overall. It is about to be straightened narrowed welded and rebuilt. As it says the frpp 88 fits the 1979 1998 mustangs exactly. The 94 98 88 rear axle assemblies are the same as the 86 93 fox 88 rear axle assemblies.
Gotta use the roght size bolts or will have issues. 94 98 would be 34 wider each side. The 99 04 rear end has a different wider housing and that coupled with the longer axle increases track width by 125 per side over a fox. 96 and up spindles have an 8mm wider track width. Difference between 75 88 rear ends if you own a 1979 2014 mustang then it came equipped with one of the two ford rear ends ford 75 rear end or the ford mustang 88 rear end. The 99 04 gt mustangs are hot members of the mustang universe.
The 1999 mustang was the first 88 axle assembly to be different. Ford explorer 88 narrowed w2 short side axles. 94 95 spindles share the same track width as 79 93 spindles. 99 04 would be 125 wider each side. Newest july 8 2020 budget body swap 1962 chevy c30 on a 95 dodge 44 dually chassis builds and examples. The mounting holes for the control arms are different as well.
If you dont believe me read this page. Both feature the same disk brakes but the 99 04 had a housing that is 34 wider each side. The 8693 mustangs have 29063 inch axles and the rearend is 5925 inches from axle flange to axle flange. Lincoln mark7 lsc svo mustang and fox body saleens use a rear axle that is 125 wider per side than the 87 93 mustangs.