afeng79
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- 1972 Mustang Hardtop
Alright, so I found a decently priced 9 inch from a '58 Edsel to handle the 429 swap motor. The guy selling it told me its 60" and has the 43" spring perch length that the mustang uses. It's got 3.56 gears with the old 5x5 bolt pattern.
My question is this: is there anything I'm not considering before I pull the trigger and buy this 9 inch? I know it's 1 inch shorter overall but it doesn't look like it would interfere with anything being only a half inch shorter on each side. It seems like the leaf springs would be a bolt on unless there's different spring perch styles I'm not aware of. And are the 3.56 gears any good behind a C6?
Any insight would help greatly!
My question is this: is there anything I'm not considering before I pull the trigger and buy this 9 inch? I know it's 1 inch shorter overall but it doesn't look like it would interfere with anything being only a half inch shorter on each side. It seems like the leaf springs would be a bolt on unless there's different spring perch styles I'm not aware of. And are the 3.56 gears any good behind a C6?
Any insight would help greatly!