Chevy vs. Ford Bolt Patterns - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

bluec10 · 11-17-2003, 10:28 PM

Everyone seems to install the venerable Ford 9 inch rear end. What do people do witht the bolt patterns, or are they the same as Chevy bolt patterns.

Are more recent (90's) Ford 5 bolt hubs the same pattern as GM?

junkyardjohn · 11-17-2003, 10:44 PM

I'M NOT TOO SURE ABOUT THE NEW ONES, BUT I'VE GOT A FORD 9" OUT OF A 76 STINKEN LINCOLN MARK IV THAT HAS REAR DISCS. A FREIND OF MINE , THAT OWNS A DRIVELINE SHOP IS PUTTING A POSSI UNIT IN IT, ALONG WITH ALL NEW BEARINGS, SEALS, & GASKETS IN TRADE FOR SOME CHEVY STUFF. I PICKED THIS REAREND BECAUSE I ALWAYS WANTED REAR DISCS & THIS REAR END COMES WITH 5 ON 5 BOLT PATTERN. (THE SAME AS OUR TRUCKS)

JOHN

*rage'nrat638* · 11-17-2003, 10:52 PM

cableguy0 · 11-17-2003, 10:57 PM

most people that use a narrowed nine inch are using custom axles and you can get any bolt pattern you want drilled in the axle when they make em.

*redbowtie* · 11-17-2003, 11:15 PM

Ford is 5 on 4 and 1/2, or 5 on 5......

Chevy is 5 on 4 and 3/4.

*redbowtie* · 11-17-2003, 11:17 PM

Should say on Chevy cars, our trucks are 5 on 5 like junkyardjohn said...

casey · 11-18-2003, 12:56 AM

ragenrat are those wheel adaptors you got on there?I was looking for some of them for my 4x4 to widen the stance on the back, the rear diff is 2" narrower than the front, tell me about them please

Hooter · 11-18-2003, 12:59 AM

but are the lincoln bolt pattern the same as chevy?

*redbowtie* · 11-18-2003, 01:04 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Hooter
but are the lincoln bolt pattern the same as chevy?

I think so, all FOMOCO's big cars had 5x5...

bluec10 · 11-18-2003, 12:25 PM

My local wrecker just got a '91 Town Car. I've been eyeing it for the rear axel and the rear disc brakes.

Any advice about using it?

junkyardjohn · 11-18-2003, 12:36 PM

NOT ALL LINCOLNS & OTHER BIG FORDS CAME WITH A 5 ON 5 BOLT PATTERN. (& NOT ALL CAME WITH 9" REARS EITHER)
TAKE A TAPE MEASURE OR SCALE WITH YOU, & MEASURE IT BEFORE YOU GO TO ALL THE TROUBLE TO PULL & CART THAT HEAVY SUCKER HOME.

JOHN

Tx Firefighter · 11-18-2003, 12:39 PM

Make sure you don't get stuck with an 8 inch when you really want a 9 inch. If you can put a ratchet and socket on the lower two bolts that hold the center section in, it's an 8 inch.

Nine inchers are built bigger there, and the bottom 2 bolts can only be removed with a wrench.

11-17-2003, 10:28 PM	#1
bluec10 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Manitoba, Canada Posts: 663	Chevy vs. Ford Bolt Patterns Everyone seems to install the venerable Ford 9 inch rear end. What do people do witht the bolt patterns, or are they the same as Chevy bolt patterns. Are more recent (90's) Ford 5 bolt hubs the same pattern as GM? __________________ Present: 2015 Tacoma. Yeah, not a GM, but I love it. 1969 GMC 32,000 - fix, drive, relax, fix... 2019 BMW R1250 GSA - Yahoooooooo 1979 Honda GL 1000 - retro touring at its best. Past: '05 Sierra 4x4 - Had 270,000 KM and running well when it was written-off by a stop sign runner. '94 F-150 from the "F word" company. I'll admit it...good truck. Sold what was left of it for $800 to a guy who came to pick it up at 11:00 PM with cash in hand. Hmm. '79 Sierra Grande (Black) organ donor - perfect rebuildable 4-bolt 350 and a good TH350. '76 Sierra Grande (Orange) - hate isn't too strong a word. Kid who bought it turned it into a hot rod. '68 C-10 R.I.P. - Dad's old truck...too far gone to resurrect. '59 C-50 - with hoist. Truck is gone, wife isn't. Nuff said.

11-17-2003, 10:44 PM	#2
junkyardjohn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SOMERSET KY. Posts: 6,427	I'M NOT TOO SURE ABOUT THE NEW ONES, BUT I'VE GOT A FORD 9" OUT OF A 76 STINKEN LINCOLN MARK IV THAT HAS REAR DISCS. A FREIND OF MINE , THAT OWNS A DRIVELINE SHOP IS PUTTING A POSSI UNIT IN IT, ALONG WITH ALL NEW BEARINGS, SEALS, & GASKETS IN TRADE FOR SOME CHEVY STUFF. I PICKED THIS REAREND BECAUSE I ALWAYS WANTED REAR DISCS & THIS REAR END COMES WITH 5 ON 5 BOLT PATTERN. (THE SAME AS OUR TRUCKS) JOHN __________________ junkyardjohn 69 1 TON TOW TRUCK // 84 4WD CUCV BLAZER// 85 1 TON 4WD STAKE TRUCK// 86 M1031 5/4 TON 4WD CUCV// ALOT OF OLD TRUCKS FOR ONE OLD MAN TO DRIVE. THERES ROOM FOR ALL OF GODS CREATURES RIGHT NEXT TO MY MASHED POTATOES// LIFE MEMBER OF P.E.T.A (PEOPLE EATING TASTY ANIMALS) DON'T RENT U-HAUL ALWAYS TELL THE TRUTH IT WILL AMAZE PART OF THE PEOPLE & ASTONISH THE REST

11-17-2003, 10:57 PM	#4
cableguy0 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Delta,Pa Posts: 14,950	most people that use a narrowed nine inch are using custom axles and you can get any bolt pattern you want drilled in the axle when they make em. __________________ Owner of North Point Car Care in Dundalk Md. We specialize in custom exhaust on both modern and classic vehicles. We are a full service auto shop from classics to modern vehicles. Feel free to contact me with questions. I will give a 10% discount to any board member.

11-18-2003, 12:59 AM	#8
Hooter My other Love Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Castlegar B.C. Canada Posts: 4,085	but are the lincoln bolt pattern the same as chevy? __________________ Castlegar B.C.The great white North (Canada Eh!) Hooter_5@hotmail.com First generation Monte Carlo club pictures of my life

11-18-2003, 12:25 PM	#10
bluec10 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Manitoba, Canada Posts: 663	Lincoln Rear End My local wrecker just got a '91 Town Car. I've been eyeing it for the rear axel and the rear disc brakes. Any advice about using it? __________________ Present: 2015 Tacoma. Yeah, not a GM, but I love it. 1969 GMC 32,000 - fix, drive, relax, fix... 2019 BMW R1250 GSA - Yahoooooooo 1979 Honda GL 1000 - retro touring at its best. Past: '05 Sierra 4x4 - Had 270,000 KM and running well when it was written-off by a stop sign runner. '94 F-150 from the "F word" company. I'll admit it...good truck. Sold what was left of it for $800 to a guy who came to pick it up at 11:00 PM with cash in hand. Hmm. '79 Sierra Grande (Black) organ donor - perfect rebuildable 4-bolt 350 and a good TH350. '76 Sierra Grande (Orange) - hate isn't too strong a word. Kid who bought it turned it into a hot rod. '68 C-10 R.I.P. - Dad's old truck...too far gone to resurrect. '59 C-50 - with hoist. Truck is gone, wife isn't. Nuff said.

11-17-2003, 10:52 PM	#3
rage'nrat638 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: THE FALL GUY CHICAGO IL Posts: 5,883

11-17-2003, 11:15 PM	#5
redbowtie Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 0	Ford is 5 on 4 and 1/2, or 5 on 5...... Chevy is 5 on 4 and 3/4.

11-17-2003, 11:17 PM	#6
redbowtie Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 0	Should say on Chevy cars, our trucks are 5 on 5 like junkyardjohn said...

11-18-2003, 12:56 AM	#7
casey Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kelowna B.C. Canada Posts: 2,048	ragenrat are those wheel adaptors you got on there?I was looking for some of them for my 4x4 to widen the stance on the back, the rear diff is 2" narrower than the front, tell me about them please

11-18-2003, 12:36 PM	#11
junkyardjohn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SOMERSET KY. Posts: 6,427	NOT ALL LINCOLNS & OTHER BIG FORDS CAME WITH A 5 ON 5 BOLT PATTERN. (& NOT ALL CAME WITH 9" REARS EITHER) TAKE A TAPE MEASURE OR SCALE WITH YOU, & MEASURE IT BEFORE YOU GO TO ALL THE TROUBLE TO PULL & CART THAT HEAVY SUCKER HOME. JOHN __________________ junkyardjohn 69 1 TON TOW TRUCK // 84 4WD CUCV BLAZER// 85 1 TON 4WD STAKE TRUCK// 86 M1031 5/4 TON 4WD CUCV// ALOT OF OLD TRUCKS FOR ONE OLD MAN TO DRIVE. THERES ROOM FOR ALL OF GODS CREATURES RIGHT NEXT TO MY MASHED POTATOES// LIFE MEMBER OF P.E.T.A (PEOPLE EATING TASTY ANIMALS) DON'T RENT U-HAUL ALWAYS TELL THE TRUTH IT WILL AMAZE PART OF THE PEOPLE & ASTONISH THE REST

11-18-2003, 12:39 PM	#12
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Make sure you don't get stuck with an 8 inch when you really want a 9 inch. If you can put a ratchet and socket on the lower two bolts that hold the center section in, it's an 8 inch. Nine inchers are built bigger there, and the bottom 2 bolts can only be removed with a wrench. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin



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