Ford Exploder 8.8 rear axle....

I have a Ford explorer 8.8 with a limited slip differential. I'm gonna do the swap at some point. I have heard of a few people claiming that they have done it directly without cutting the long tube down been iv never actually seen proof. I would think even if it would work you would have to have some funky offset wheels to make it work. IIRC there was a member here who did the swap without cutting it in a barracuda.