I have been researching this for a while now, and theres a lot of information and posts on this but I am slightly confused its hard to determine what I actually need for my setup.
I swapped to a 8.8 from the 7.5 into my 1984 Capri a while back, I am having tire clearance issues. The wheel is sticking too far out and the tire is rubbing on the fender-well during turns and hard launches. This rear end definitely moved the rear wheels out a very noticeable distance (appears to be roughly 1 1/4" out each side) which kinda led me to believe I had a 99+ axle as the housing is longer, though looking at my measurements I am not sure of that. Im not sure exactly what year car this axle is from. This is a 28 Spline axle with ABS Rings (Which I do not need). The original axles in this 8.8 measure 30 9/16" from wheel mounting surface to the end of axle. The housing itself measures roughly 58 1/8"
I am in search of the shortest (Or fox length) aftermarket axles to bring my tires in as far as I can bring them with axle length. I would like to get my wheels in at least an inch (or the width of the ABS ring) as i believe that should solve my clearance issues. Anyone know what I need? Thanks, Brandon.
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