Posted by T.L. on September 09, 1998 at 03:37:28:
In Reply to: Re: Mustang 9 inch? posted by Bob Hatcher on September 08, 1998 at 13:20:50:
Yea, those "Magnum"-style wheels have a 4.25-inch backspacing so they work great with the wider rear-end...
: Ryan, when I put my 9"rear in I had replaced a
: small drum brake 6cyl. rear with it. It bolted
: right in place of the other rear using new U-
: bolts. I replaced all my brake lines at the same
: time but I believe your main line to the tee at
: the rear should be in the same place. I also
: didn't use the original drive shaft as I replaced
: the 170 with a 351C. The pinion yoke on my 9"
: was huge compared to the small rear. If your shaft
: did fit I would think you would have to use some
: kind of an adaptor u-joint but I know that 9"
: rears also came with smaller yokes than mine. My
: center section is the one that originally came
: in the same car that the Cleveland came out of.
: As for measuring the rear I could have been wrong
: when I said the Granada rear is 52". I was
: comparing 2 completly different rears from each
: other. There does seem to be a slight difference
: in width using the Granada rear but I didn't have
: any tire clearence problems but once again I did
: not use rims off the original car. I used Magnum
: 500's from a Torino.