stock axle width

[wainemaine]

i'm embarassed askng this here ,but i do have a 91 XLT , I also have a 91 S-10 2 wheel drive with a 350 CU.inch chevy and it keeps tearing up the stock chevy rear end , and I need to know if a 2 wheel drive explorer rear end , is the same width ( from wheel flange to wheel flange ) as a 4 wheel drive explorer rear end . S-10 V8s say the 2 wheel drive fords and 4 wheel drive fords are dif . but the wrecking yards show them as the same . If it's close to the S -10 in width I want to use a 8.8 with a locker and disc brakes instead of that crappy 7.5 inch chevy because i have beat my explorer to death and the rear axle seems plenty tough!

 

[redranger4.0]

im almost positive that both the 4wd and 2wd explorers are the same width

 

[james t]

2wd an 4x4 explorer's are all 60" rear. I think your S10 is like 57 or 58". If you dont want to go to a rear wheel with more backspacing to compensate look for junkyard 9" rears. The early bronco rear is 58" and most car rears are the same.