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i am putting a 350 with a TH350 in my 2wd luv and i been looking for a ford 9 in rear end but my boss has a ford 8.8 he will give to me for free so i was wondering will it bolt up easily and is it a good rear end for this can yal help me out?

Basically, it is shares a lot of characteristics of a Chevy 12 bolt. The weak link to both is the c clips. Axles with eliminators are cheap, so if it was free, I'd take it and install it. May need to be narrowed, but so will the 9 most likely, also necessitating new axles, so you are money ahead by not having to buy a 9. A lot of S10 guys are putting the explorer 8.8 rears under their trucks, using 2 stock short axles (the rear is offset) and the s10 rear will work with the right offset wheels in the LUV, so that is another option...

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'90-'94 US-built 2.3L/5sp Isuzu pickup (VIN does NOT start with "JAA-") has the same GM 7.625" rear as S-10's, Camaro's, Monte Carlo's, Cutlass's, has 4.10 gears, same 6-bolt wheel pattern as LUV, spring perches may need relocated inwards, lots gears/posi stuff available, but it's 4" wider than a stock LUV. It's not as strong as a Ford 8.8, but not as wide either. Another option with the correct width (54") & lug bolt pattern is a '85 back Toyota 4x4 (8" ring gear).

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thanks for the advice on the 8.8, i came across a 1st gen s10 rear end for 30 bucks from a friend i might just go with that one no need to narrow it so cheaper for now may get the 8.8 and narrow it in the near future.

Well im picking up my 8.8 rear end tomorrow (free) and i was wondering if i can use chevy bolt pattern axels to use my corvette rally's after it gets shortened. Thank you to everyone on this site for all your help