Im building a 49 shoebox that is c notched and bagged but with the stock rear end,I want to go 350/350 with a rearend to keep up with the rest of the drive train and was wondering what others here have used. I have heard S 10 or maybe Buick Regal ? I believe the stock rearend is 57 1/2 inches from axle end to axle end. Any ideas?
You might be able to build a 4 link to work with the bags using the Regal, Cutl***, Chevelle, Monte Carlo rear with the factory brackets on the rear. There should be plenty of stuff already out there in the lowrider market if you hunt a bit. If you were running leaf springs I'd suggest a Ford Grenada or Merc Monarch rear end from 79/80 or so.
Go with a maverick rear if you can find one.... but they're getting harder and harder to come by. I used a Currie "hot rod" universal application 9". Since you're in OC you can just go an pick it up from them in Anaheim. It's just a bit more narrow than stock and makes removing the rear tires a HELL of a lot easier. It doesn't come with any bracketry on it which would make your job easier since you're doing a 4 link anyway.
does anyone know the width of the mavrick rear end? I really could use some more space to get my wheels out, so somthing as narrow as 54 inches could be used on my car. I checked out the currie site and its a little steep for my budget so I gotta stick with CL or the Boneyards.
my '51 has S10 rear and is a bit too narrow because have to run very narrow rims 'n' tires. might use some wheel spacers to move tire outwords slightly. have a '66 Mustang rear that I have not tried yet. search: crankshaftcoalition.com for some measurements.
Check with Chris at shoeboxford.com He is the expert on all to do with shoebox fords and has a website just for them--he also supplies the world with parts for them as well.
I used a maverick rear in mine. I ran it as-is for awhile but spring pad spacing was a fraction of an inch off from the stock rear...put the rear springs in a bind. Also,pinion angle was wrong with stock maverick spring pads and the rear was off to one side about 3/16ths inch. I cut the maverick pads off and centered the rear, set pinion angle with new pads and lived happily ever after. Oh, BTW.....flange to flange measurement of maverick was withing 1/2 inch of the stock axle.
Maverick V8- 56.50 ( I have found them as wide as 58.00) Mustang II V8- 57.00 (Four lug axle But you can get 5 lug axles) 1965-66 Mustang- 57.25 Early Bronco - 58.00 (5 1/2 bolt pattern ) Granada - 58.00 ( I have found some at 57.50) 1957-59 Ford - 57.25 1962-67 Nova - 57.75 1978-88 malibu/Monte Carlo - 58.00
thanks for the help on this,got a line on a 71 maverick rearend right now. thats great info you supplied HOT40ROD, you saved me alot of time Bro.
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