8.8 swap questions

Hi everyone
I have a question about doing an 8.8 swap in my 2001 jeep cherokee.i have always owned fox body mustangs and have a lot of parts to show for it.one of them being a gutted 8.8 out of a 1993 mustang gt.i was wondering if this rear end would be to narrow or if it would work.

Mustang 8.8 WMS is 58.75"
Explorer 8.8 WMS is 59.50"
XJ Chryco 8.25 WMS is 60.50"

Thanks for the info. im thinking to short.......sucks because I already have the rear end sitting in my shop.

You can find bone stock 8.8's cheap.

you want a 95 or 96 newer exploder axle. disc brakes lsd 31 spline. you can get them with a 4.10 gear ratio so that could be an upgrade if you found a stock d30 from a 5 spd 4 cyl with the same gear ratio for the front.

I agree with the above... For one thing the Mustang axles are 28 spline while the Explorer 8.8's are 31. I don't know if the Mustang axle shafts are smaller diameter or weaker material, but there's definitely a strength difference between the two. Not that the Mustang axles are weak per se, but why not have the extra strength from the get go? I don't know if this is common, but my local junkyard charges almost as much for just a diff carrier as they do for a complete housing (you need a 31 spline carrier to swap in 31 spline axles).

I'm a foxbody guy myself, currently rebuilding an 8.8 for my 1990 GT. The 8.8's are pretty easy to rebuild, after doing this one I would't hesitate to build one for my Jeep.