HEY GUYS, Can Anyone Tell Me How Would I Be Able To Install A Ford 9" Rearend In My 87 Cutlass. I Heard That It Would Be Alot Stronger Than My 7.5 Rearend But Are They Worth The Trouble Converting. What Is Required To Pull This Off. Should I Go This Route Or Just Try To Use A 8.5 Chevy Rearend.Engine Is Putting Out Around 450 Hp. Thanks For Your Help.
What If I Got One From A Salvage Yard? Is There A Particular Car Or Truck To Get A Ford 9" Inch Rear That I Could Convert Using My Spring Mounts And Lower Control Mounts? Also Concerning The Upper Control Arms How Good Are Adjustables?
What If I Got One From A Salvage Yard? Is There A Particular Car Or Truck To Get A Ford 9" Inch Rear That I Could Convert Using My Spring Mounts And Lower Control Mounts? Also Concerning The Upper Control Arms How Good Are Adjustables?
Main problem with a Salvage yard unit is finding one the correct width. Your Cutlass rear is 58" from wheel mounting surface to WMS. The Lincoln Versailles rear is 58 or 58.5". >> http://dfwmotorsport.com/Fairlane/9inchrearends.htm
I put together my own 9" for my 83 El Camino. The Versailles rear might be a good option if you can find one at a decent price with a gear ratio you want. The other 2 stock rears that are 58" inches are Bronco and 57-9 Ford Wagon.
A cheaper option MIGHT be a wider unit (if you can get one dirt cheap) and using offset wheels which is pretty much what the guys using early 12 bolt rears do.
Here is a thread showing what it took to put my 9" together.
All that being said, even though the 8.5 rears are a bit pricey if the seller knows what he has, unless the one you are looking at is completly junk and needs everything it may still be a bit cheaper in the long run than some of the other options and it will be a bolt in.
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