I have decided to do a ford 8.8 rear axle swap on my 91 yj. I have been looking around and found a place that will do the swap including a change in the gears in both front and rear axles, disc brake conversion on the rear and add lockers for 2000$ that includes all the parts except for the lockers....I am just not sure if that's a good price...Seems like it but I am second guessing it.
$2K sounds kind of steep to me for an 8.8 install especially since it doesn't even include a locker and it's not that complicated of an install. You should carry in the axle and have them just do the welding and gear set up and save yourself the labor that they'll get you for and invest that money in a locker. I did my install in like 3 hours by myself and wasn't even rushing. I did mine for around $1k with 4.56 gears, locker and brackets, for my set up the brackets were actually one of the biggest expenses behind the locker.
Here's a basic breakdown of what you'll need as you have a basic leaf spring set up and don't need to worry about additional brackets :
Ford 8.8 Flange to 1310 Yoke Adapter for driveshaft = $20-$30
Ford 8.8 Spring perches - $30-$40
Ford 8.8 Shock tabs - $15-$20
97+ Ford Explorer 8.8 axle with disc brakes- $100-$300 probably less if you get a less desirable drum brake set up.
Gears: $150-$180
Gears install kit - $75-$100
Gear install - $150-$200
locating & welding spring perches & shock tabs: 1 hour basic shop rate $50-$80
Should run anywhere from $600 to at the very most $900 for just the rear if you do the labor yourself which would be maybe an hour or two if your going slowly. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />
Fred R.
