This is my first project truck. When i bought the truck it did not have a bed on it. So i really cant determine what rearend width I need. I would like to have disc brakes already on it. I dont know which one to pick from 9inch, 8, or 8.8 I dont plan on running real wide tires on the back maybe 9 inch wide no wider than that. I hope some has fixed up a F100. Please Help.

Thanks

I used a 9" from a Ford Granada on my 53 F-100....Don

[quote]Originally posted by Don Meyer:
<strong>I used a 9" from a Ford Granada on my 53 F-100....Don</strong><hr></blockquote>

That worked okay for you? Another person told me the same thing. The salvage yard near me has a couple of those over there for a 100 bucks.

You can also use a 57 to early 70's Ford truck rearend.Thy are 9in. and bolt right in.I used a 57 rearend in my 53 F-100.They do have a bigger bolt pattern than the Granada.Good luck on your truck.If there is anything else I can help you with let me know....Lash

Hey Don,
I'm building a '54 F100, and eventually I'll be swapping in a rearend. Please tell me/us more about the Granada rearend swap. Do you have to relocate the spring perches, or narrow it? Are the axle tubes larger, do I need larger U bolts etc.?
Do they come with disc brakes, or is there a kit available. Are the Flanges the same distance apart? Did you have to shorten or lengthen your drive shaft?
I know, lotsa questions, but I'm real interested in that swap. I had no idea they put 9" rearends in Granadas.

Some of the F100 guys around here ( I was one......56 F100 Big Window..a few years back ) are using the Ford Explorer rear end. Correct width and has disc brakes..factory. The going price in my area for them is $300 or so.

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Hey thanks Deuce, that's sounds even better. Don't know nuthin about em. Are they 9"? What kind of limited slip or posi mechanism do they have?

They are NOT the old favorite 9". Ford quit making 9 inchers almost 20 years ago. The Explorer is a new type, Spicer variety and most are limited slip. Because all new Explorers are overdrive transmission equipped....... the gear ratios are good for us Rodders.

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