Fairlane Ranchero and Fairlane will be the same, as would a Falcon Ranchero. Falcon sedan, I wouldn't bet on it... The 59.25 sounds about right. And it may make a difference if it's a 9" or 8".
Yes for 1966-67 on Fairlane's/Comets and Falcons. The Falcon platform/body went to 1969 then the name Falcon went on the Torino body.....correct me if I'm wrong.
The Falcon adopted a shortened Fairlane/Comet basic body structure in '66, made it to early '70 unchanged then was discontinued. The main reason I was told was the '66-style structure wouldn't meet new standards that became effective Jan 1 1970. Ford then slapped the Falcon name on a bare-bones Torino (2 dr and 4 dr sedans only) to finish out the year as a '70.5 model, primarily to supply existing fleet contracts. No one would care except that '70.5 model was the only Falcon ever factory available with a 4-barrel V8 and could be ordered with any Torino V8 up to and including the 429 SCJ... and yes, a handful of those were built.
yes, 1967 ranchero - its an 8 inch guy has measured it and says its under 60'' = just? the list says 61.25 its why I am a bit confused
The '67 Fairlane Ranchero was built on the '67 Fairlane Station Wagon platform with a 9" differential. Also, there was a '67 Falcon Ranchero with a 8" differential. But, could not find any absolute info as to what platform the Falcon Ranchero uses. The chart shown here, and most all online, have flaws - do not stake your final decisions on them
Keep in mind that he is across the pond, and things might be different there. A whole lot of folks think that the Falcon platform was discontinued in 1970. It was not. It was made until 1991 in Argentina, and until 2016 in Australia, in both cases being revised every few years. A whole lot of folks are unaware on non-US variants. Even in the HAMB era, non-US versions were often quite different from US ones. TL;DR: a tape measure us required to make sure.
But by then the platform was totally different. The name lived on, but the platform changed over the years. Still, it was always engine in front, transmission in the middle and rear wheel drive.
ahh, the olde worldwide variants /\ its from a rhd - brake splitter on the correct side. just a tad worried as going to get it and its a 61'' rather than 59''
I have a 67 ranchero rear end apart. The housing measures 54 1/2 flange to flange and as near as I can tell another 2 1/2 inches on each side to the brake drums. That would make it 59 1/2 total. So it looks like 59 1/4 is the correct measurement.
The last year for the Falcon Ranchero was '66, and it shared the basic body structure with both the Fairlane and Falcon wagons. These days you'll probably have to check the vin as the only changes to Falcon from this point on was minor trim changes and all the grills would interchange. In '67 Ford simply put the Fairlane front sheetmetal and trim on it and it became the Fairlane Ranchero. The only real difference in the two bodies was the radiator support to reflect the different fenders/lights used. With minor mods either front end would fit either car. As to whether or not a 9" was present on the '67, the six versions did get the 8" and possibly the 289 2V motor also. Anything bigger got the 9".
yes and groovy they are 59.5'' to the drums 10 by 2'' brakes 3.00 just a shame the po fitted two right hand sided wheel cylinders!! all brand new brakes = nice
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