Cheers I had thought of that the guy with the engines uses the t5s on the tvr cars. The chevy s10 box would fit the ford ok or is the spigot shaft. different
With a search here you'll find plenty about fitting S-10 extensions to other T5 boxes. There's a tech on it too.
Not sure if this will help but on my '35 slantback, I put a '79 Bronco rear under it. With 7:00 x 16 Fitestones and stock Ford steelies, it fit perfect. I also converted to parallel springs with a kit from Posie.
hi ya thanks for your input I am going down the route of open prop shaft kit Pete and jakes ladder kit.if I am using the t5 box I think 5th gear is .72 so my diff ratio should be ok on the standard wheels if not I can swap it out. thanks for you help
You might consider a different approach, especially since you're not looking to make monster HP, etc. Why not take a buddy down to a local (to you) wrecking yard, find something modern that's the correct width...doing work to a rearend from a 2002 **** to install it in your PU, is the same work to do an F100 or Bronco rear. Have the axles filled (if needed)and redrilled for 5.5pattern locally. You wind up with a rearend that you can walk into you parts store and get brakes, seals, bearing etc, and not wait to have parts sent over seas...plus that cost saved as well.
Zikes! Has the collective memory of all hotrodderdom forgotten everything it ever ******** knew? Holy thunderbolts! Even my saintly friends are missing on this one. No.really. A Ford in a Ford is Homogulous and damn nearly Holy. Now, all you need is to think Nine Inch Ford rear end. The poor man's quick change. Best ones began in 1957 and lasted until 1959. And, before you say they're all gone. Let me tell you to think again. I have a couple behind my shop scrounged up for projects. Best ones, with the big bearings, are to be found under flip tops, convertibles and wagons. Edsel's are too wide. Ask me how I know. Best part is you can narrow them to the width of the shorter axle and use both short side axles. Their shape is like the nether portion of a black widow spider. Round and firm and fully packed. Big bearing axles have a end as big as a pie plate and can be drilled for axle studs 5x5 1/2" no problemo. Your choice to hold 'me in place. And, yeah this cranky old memory serves, the backing plate to backing plate dimensions are 52". Pete and Jake's style trailing link, or Posies dual elliptical springs would be at the top of my list as workable for suspension. AND, the drum brakes are good enough stoppers, though modern day kits for disc brakes are a bit cheaper options if your find needs new backing plates and drums and innards. The repro stuff is outrageously expensive. Other solutions exist. My ideas do not always jibe with those of other people's, so accept this as one man's humble opinion.
I rarely amend my suggestions. Consider this a supplement. If you have the money, a Hairband V8 type quick change with the better axles, based on nine inchers, would be kick ***.
Dude, he's in AUSTRALIA and on a budget. A QC or 9 inch may as well be on the moon. Sent from my SM-G550T using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
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