? on rear axel

i have a 9" ford rear out of a 78 ford f150 would i have to shorten it to us it on a t-bucket frame?

 

Not unless it is important to you that the center section is centered in the ch***is.

 

I'd do something to it just to pretty it up a little especially in a T bucket like Pasdena says.

 

I think that rear axle is going to end up being WAY to wide for a T-style frame. I usually try to find something in the 56" wide range what is the hub to hub measurement on your axle?

 

An 8" rear would be a good choice, lighter, smaller, and narrow ones are common.

 

or do what I did years ago .......

customer gave me a wide Galaxy 9" to use , I set it up in the T bucket ch***is , but I widened the back of the T bucket body 5 1/2 " and widened the bed to match .

...................... and it didnt look out of place either

cheers

Steve in Oz

 

The rear you got is 65 1/2 inches from wheel flange to wheel flange and has the 5 on 5 1/2 bolt pattern. The best part about that rear is that it being that wide it will be easy to center the center section. It also should be a 31 spline large bearing axle rear and there should be no issues cutting the axles. and the hubs can be re drilled to the 4 1/2 or 4 3/4 bolt pattern.