Posted by rickyracer (IP: 209.20.170.3) on March 11, 2000 at 11:24:29:
In Reply to: 8.8" vs 9" rear in a Mav? posted by Steamboat on March 11, 2000 at 10:53:39:
:Shawn is right, the 8.8 is also lighter, if you get the gears you want in it before you put it in the 8.8 this is a good way to go. Most people don't need the strenght/weight of a 9". 8.8" is pretty strong. Gear changes are just a bitch. You can get a "c clip" elminater kit for 8.8 also. If they're both coil spring rearends, and they probably are, go with the T-bird rearend, more goodies off the start. Still might have to have them narrowed to.
I have a '73 Maverick, an '80 Versailles(does not run), and a wrecked '88 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe. Does anyone know if the 8.8" rear out of the T-bird (has disc brakes and posi) will swap into a Maverick as easily as the Versaille 9"? I would go look and measure, but the Versailles and T-bird are about 100 miles away.