60" rear end to wide

is a 60" wide rear end to wide for a 49 shoebox
it is a 8.8

 

yes

 

yes

 

I forget the year but, I recall reading an article in SRM that Maverick rears were almost a direct bolt in. Meantime go here:
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/search.php?searchid=5631902
http://www.quickperformance.com/Technical Info/sus_measure.htm
http://mmb.maverick.to/showthread.php?p=300140
http://www.graveldraggers.com/index...jects&catid=2:dangerous-contraptions&Itemid=7
http://public.fotki.com/Rikster/11_...like/ford_custom_cars/49-51_ford_custom_cars/
http://www.ruffrodders.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37205

 

the 60" is to the out side total

 

Still to wide. For instance, a 49-51 Merc rear is 61 1/4 in. total from wheel mounting surface to wheel mounting surface.

 

I am running an 8.8 out of an explorer. I used two short side axles to narrow it. It ends up being 56.625 wide. The original is 57

 

I have a mavrick rear end PM me. I don't know where your located.

 

So what's the Shoebox rear axle width?

About 56" drum flange to drum flange?

Strikes me that a wheel with an additional 2" backspacing over the stock wheels may do it.

We used to stick 8.20-x15 (Caddy) tires in the stock wheel wells on Shoeboxes, but it was a tight fit.

Almost always the drivers side was close and it would rub on a hard left turn.

Cured by cutting part of the fender opening flange into segments and bending it up parallel to the quarter panel skin for an additional 1/2" - 1" clearance.

I understand the 57 1/2" wide 9" rears fit pretty well.

 

ok how about a 1978 monarch
it had a 351w and c4
think it would work