Quote Originally Posted by 34_40 View Post
OUCH! Guess that is what happens when you've exceeded the design spec.
yep, I think the 8.8 was designed for a 4 cylinder Mustang? I am not so sure that is true though. I firmly believe the axle tube had been bent by whatever threw it into the junkyard to begin with. Eventual driving stress brought the failure like in the 9 inch housing mentioned above.