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o okay so your going with the mustang II front end and a ford rearend?

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sal55 thats the plan ,an i think is the best plan....its hard to get a camaro clip around ny,i try my best but people want to much money....i will go mustang 2 and explorer rear end....

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Stan what is the diminssions of this rearend? I am looking for the width from rotor to rotor..

I might have to do this swap also.. And thanks for the help!

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Width between wheel mounting surfaces=59.75
Pinion offset to right of center=2-3/16"
Distance between spring perches (o/c)=39"
Tube diameter=3.25(neck down to 2.75)
Axle shaft diameter=1.31" 31 spline

Go to: http://www.therangerstation.com/tech...plorer8_8.html

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Thanks for the Info and link....

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:devil:cant beat the price 200$for all these..

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that's a hell of a deal!

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Ford 8.8 Strength Comparison
The truth is that the Ford 8.8 is virtually a clone of the Chevy 12-bolt and therefore almost as strong. Most rear axles are described by their ring-gear diameters, with larger being better. A Ford 9-inch has a ring-gear diameter of, you guessed it, 9 inches closely followed by the 12-bolt at 8.875, with the Mustang rear at 8.80 inches. Another strength consideration is pinion-shaft diameter. Here, the 8.8 and the 12-bolt are identical at 1.625 inches and in fact use the same pinion bearings. By comparison, the Ford 9-inch pinion shaft measures only 1.313 inches. The Achilles' heel of the stock 8.8 Ford rearend is its 28-spline axles, especially when compared to the Chevy 12-bolt's stronger 30 splines. Ford eventually rectified this oversight and upgraded the '94-'99 Mustang 8.8 rears with 31-spline axles and larger axletubes. These rear-axle assemblies are now beginning to populate the recycling yards and should be available at a decent price. These housings are slightly wider than the '86-'93 housings and may actually fit some of the wider leaf-spring-car requirements, so keep that in mind as well.

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yep, a common budget upgrade for mustang racers is to use the 31 spline limited slip diff out of an exploder with mustang length 31 spline axle shafts, and that's all you need until you get to obscene power levels. good rear end and brake/rear parts will be cheap and plentiful, and easily obtained locally

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its a good deal, and all u got to do is when order the rims get the ford pattern for the back and thats it....why chance to chevy pattern u will never put a big tire in the front:lol:

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hey 1 TONE i will leave it stock i think its good enough ..as far as i know it is strong enough ....i dont think my truck will be making 400hp ...:lol: thanks bro

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I ran the 8.8 in my old mustang.. That car was a 5 spd with a 250 shot of NOS on it...

Never a problem with it at all. I will be at my local scrap yard saturday afternoon when I get home from picking up my 53 to pick up one of these...

I also wanted to say thanks for the help an snd info, I just got off the phone with my local scrap yard and they will pull the reaend for me and have it ready for $150. It is out of a 99 Explorer

What a great deal....

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ok guys today was a nice day here in ny it was like 50s and sunny so i clean my rear end and prime it ...with a coors light touch...cant spend money on sand blasting so did it my self:chevy:

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plan is to clean the frame,work with the sus,motor and tranny,brakes,wires,next summer is paint,rims...:metal:

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my next step is to get the mustang 2 suspension,and get the fenders and doors to the paint shop i got the cab cover in the other side of the house,the bed is on the back yard...

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next week i will go to auto zone to get some new rotors ,the pads and caliper are in good cond,who knows maybe i will get cross drill rotors for the back depends on the price ,money talks.....

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Cool project bro! Love the 55-59 trucks. I have a cousin over in your area.maybe some time Im up there i could stop in and check it out and lend a hand if needed..Who knows maybe Ill bring a few cold coors light with me!

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I like the project you have going there but you got to get a shop man.

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Hey 71tahoe come on when u r around ny city ,be my guest....

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JML55 I WILL GET A PAINTJOB BY NEXT SUMMER ,BUT SUS,AND MOTOR ,TRANNY I THINK I COULD DO IT....YOU WILL SEE...:waah:

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Looks like you are doing good. Your work space makes me feel bad for cussing my 2 car garage. Keep up the awesome work, and keep the pics coming.

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thanks i will..

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hey guys its been a lone time ,i been around working hard and going tru some ruff times ,i got in to trouble got my license suspended and i had to spend my ( mustang 2 sus money) in lawyer ..i got frustrated and wanted to sell the truck but decided not to sell it and go forward with the project so checkng old school newspaper i saw the camaro front sub for $200 an went for it, so i got it today.....no money for mustang to, so i got the camaro sub..two weeks from now i would go to english town for a car show, hopefully i will get all the parts for the sub i need.its in good condition...
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some pics

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1 question were can I get some pj like yours ?

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jaja lol:lol:

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what bolt circle is the rear

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5 on 4 1/2:ito:

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do you think it would fit a 64

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why would u do that u have a 12bolt 373 rear ?

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the camaro clip is in good shape but i will upgrade some things next week i will go to english town

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i want disk brakes i would upgrade the diferential to a strange mini spool and axles

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just buy the brake kit for your rear end..

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who makes a brake kit

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w year is your truck

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its a 72 rearend but a 64 truck

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hey guys i went to englishtown so i got some pis,but my pullys.

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more pics

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nice...

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this is like 40min drive from my house..they do some nice race here