Recent content by 73 Mach 1

I have more questions about the swap.  Did you do a build thread?  What did you do about the shorter rear axle?  Did you run a shorter backspacing?  Also did you get the explorer driveshaft and have a custom driveshaft made?  I'm running an explorer gt40p motor and a built AOD with a 3k stall...

What did you guys do about the offset rear end of the explorer? I have wanted to do a narrowed explorer rear end in a early Falcon but haven't found the right shell.

I'm currently in search of a Ford 9 inch to put under my rusted out 1973 Mach 1. I found a couple of rear ends locally one is a late 70s f100 rear end that is 65" and wrong lug pattern.  The other is a Ranchero rear end that is 63" with 28 spline axles with 5x4.5 lug pattern.  The truck rear end...

I was going to weld on leaf spring perches. I like the 8.8 because its all ready posi there are a lot of them and I can buy two rear ends for the price of one 9" center section. Plus I'm all ready using a modern drive train so speedo gear will work.

So I'm looking to upgrade my factory 8" happy wheel rear end. To the newer 8.8" rear end with disc brakes. I really want to stick with a centered rear end to help fit my exhaust. I wanted to run a 99-04 mustang 8.8 that I believe is about 62.5" wide. I saw a while back that to run modern...

Looking at similar rims for my car a guy has a set of 295/60r15 on all black 15x10 wagon wheel rims. Im worried because he says they only have 4.5 backspace.