Hello, I have a 95 mustang rear end thats complete with disk brakes that I would like to narrow and stuff under the 62 falcon. What I would like to do is be able to make add a small mini tub to accommodate some lipped rear wheels under this car. i would like to know if someone had done this or may know how much to cut off each side to make it work or any advice for the process Thank you Ron Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Public Profile doesn't say anything about you. post a pic of your Falcon. since you have Falcon and differential do some measuring. then go to a rearend shop to help figure out if this will work. also, search for spring relocation kit too.
I'm not too sure what you mean by a "lipped" wheel, but my '62 has a narrowed Maverick 8" under it with a 7" wheel at a 3 1/2" backspace, and I have a 195/65-15 under it. The total hub to hub is somewhere in the 54"-54 1/2" range and everything is tight under there. I could probably fit a 8" wheel(with the same backspace) and a say a 215/60-15 rear tire if I took the tub out to the quarter panel itself. The backing plates are way tight to the leaf springs on my car, and I'd be very concerned with yours that the calipers and the sub frame rails would want to occupy the same spaces. About the only way you'll know what's going to fit is to dig in and go for it. I suggest 54" hub to hub, and space and back space from there.
First, select wheel/tire combo you want to run. Determine what the maximum distance is from outside to outside of the tires that will fit within the body width you have, or will have. Set up the tires/wheels at that dimension and measure from the hub wheel mounting surface (WMS) of one wheel to the same surface on the other wheel. That dimension is how wide you axle assembly needs to be. The difference between that and it's present width, WMS to WMS is how much it needs to be narrowed. You may find that a Ranger rear axle assembly (an 8.8, not the 7.5) will work without narrowing by just transferring your disc brakes to it. Or it may be a source of a narrower axle shaft that can be utilized when narrowing your existing rear axle assembly. Chip types faster than me! , but his advice is good. Ray
I bought a Ford Explorer 8.8 for my 55 Chevy simply because I couldn't afford a 9 inch for my car. It's a 3.73 31 spline axle. I had it narrowed only 2 inches and the pinion centered because the pinion offset was too much. I can't recall what exactly what the factory Explorer offset is but I wanna say its a little over 2 inches. I found out all the info on another forum. Some people narrow the Explorers down and use the shorter axle then go to the junkyard and get another shorter axle (can't recall which side is shorter) but I bet narrowing an Explorer rear using the 2 shorter axles would be a close fit for your car. I only paid $150 for the complete factory rear and from disc to disc. I think that's a deal you can't beat.... And it's a posi too! Help this helps ya out a little bit! Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Running a stock 3.73 LS 8.8" in my present Falcon gasser project, without changing the offset center. It seems to be just fine with the offset driveline behind my 464 BBC engine. Dustin
I run a 1991 Ranger 8.8 in my '60. I widened the tunnel to the passenger side, to accommodate the offset pinion. The Ranger axle I used is 56-1/2" wide, or 1/2" wider than stock, '60-'63. I believe that the 1995 Mustang 8.8 is 59-1/4" wide. You'd have to cut 3-1/4" out of it just to get it to stock width. At that width, the caliper might already be on the leaf spring.
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