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    Baer Track 13" rear brake kit - link to eBay auction; $650 Buy Now

    Hey all, Check out the link. I sold my front brake kit and spindle when I switched to a full Wilwood kit, haven't yet sold the rear. (long story; couldn't use a parking brake with my rear suspension unless I went Wilwood) Basically, this kit is less than half the price of new, and has...
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    17" rim with 5.5" backspace

    Need more info - 17x8" or 17x9"? 5.5bs is normal for a 17x9" for a classic Mustang application, but if it is a 17x9 with that BS I would expect some serious rub that you can't correct with a normal wheel spacer - it would have to be a full adapter with separate wheel studs for the new wheel...
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    8" ford rear, far from indestructable.....

    If you don't break anything . . . you're not doing it right. if you don't break anything, you're not doing it right! :D Think of it this way, though, if you can upgrade that 8" to be more reliable you'll have a better-handling rear than someone like me who put a 9" pig with wilwood internal...
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    70 9" rear axel on a 65 fastback

    I just did the reverse, as an aside spring perches line up fine. I ordered a 2" (1 per side) narrower crate rear from Currie, basically, a '65-66 spec, for my '70 convertible. A little flattening of the inner wheelhouse was required, and grinding down the outer portion of the bump stop. Even...
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    Need Help with Rear End Problem on my 70 Mustang

    first amateur reply 6. I took the wheels off. The brake drums don't match. They have the same width and height dimensions but the profile is different. The hole in the passenger side drum that the axle hub sticks thru is also 5/16" bigger in diameter that the hub. So even though the lug holes...
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    T&L Engines F-up...

    Also have heard good things about Bad Ass They seem like a great company and have heard lots of good things. They seem to be part of the car culture near Infineon Raceway up there in Sonoma wine country. They were on my personal "short list" since I live in NorCal, and were money truly no...
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    whats the best and cheapest way to put discs on my rear axle

    good eye. the description says "rear" but the reviewer mentions it's a front. Hard to tell if it has the drum brake surface inside of it. Uhh, if you eliminate the word "cheapest" in this thread, just go with the Wilwood Superlite kit! :D:rlaugh:
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    1st test drive with the new turbo

    Slightly unrelated, but I did look through both threads for the info - I can tell you went through the passenger side engine compartment sheet metal to intake air, but you didn't by any chance tap into our beautiful but "faux" air inlets next to the headlights, did you? I have always thought...
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    whats the best and cheapest way to put discs on my rear axle

    quick Google search found it - I looked up "crown victoria vented rotor" Power Stop Rear Cross Drilled Rotor 1996 - 1997 FORD CROWN VICTORIA V8 4.6 Liter (281) CNG F/I Part#: AR8152DPR
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    T&L Engines F-up...

    No, I meant to point out that Bruce Couture is the exception to the rule, but the rule still stands. I should also mention Evolution Motorsports. Sure, their product ship date slipped, but my 3-link and Watt's are top-notch and Michael of EvM deserves some sort of lifetime customer service...
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    whats the best and cheapest way to put discs on my rear axle

    If you want a parking brake that works, the internal drum of the Exploder/Crown Vic Wilwood kits can't be beat. I just switched to that on my EvM 3-link since there was no clearance for the Baer disc brake parking brake actuator, and the parking/emergency brake difference is amazing. Very easy...
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    T&L Engines F-up...

    I'm on the T&L ride too . . . ordered mine about 6 weeks ago. I'll be sure to add any impressions, positive or negative, to this thread. It all boiled down to price, AL block crate offering, (the idea being that they have some experience with the Dart AL block, and that they are a Mass-Flo...
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    someone bought my car and is having problems with the axle leaking oil...need info

    ok, I can see the point about admitting anything. You're 95% in the right. I'll amend my advice and recommend that you tell the guy to go hang. I think next time if you're not 100% sure what parts are in the car, just say "I don't know" or "both rear wheels spin at once - not sure what's in...
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    someone bought my car and is having problems with the axle leaking oil...need info

    I read the whole thread and I don't have anything to add about the leak - it seems that he knew about it before the sale, so that's that. The one thing I think is important is that it was advertised with a posi, and not with a spool. If you said "I don't know what's in it" you should be...
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    Rearend Swap info - FAQ

    Edbert, that's good info. So it looks like Currie is doing things a little larger to fit aftermarket kits like Baer. (a Baer rear disc hat would fit perfectly on the Currie, and they include a center spacer to fit the original 2.78" diameter.) Currie really should do it in the 2.78" diameter...
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    TKO600 install

    I think in all this we should be talking about the ride height of the rear of the car as well as the driveshaft angle, since one obviously effects the other. I wonder if we could agree on a point, probably on the frame rails, that is common to all years of cars, and measure ride height from there?
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    just finished my DIY upper control arms from opentracker!

    Nice attention to detail Very nice work. You want to come to the Bay Area and weld my Pro-Motorsports Shock Tower Reinforcement Kit in when I put the engine in? :D That's great, clean work there. You have excellent attention to detail! :nice:
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    I'm giving up

    It is the KRC pump, and it's sweet I had issues with my stock '70 pump and my Steeroids (GM rack) kit) - it always strained and sounded like it was sucking air when turning at low speed with 245 rubber up front. The KRC pump feels like buttah, comparatively, and works with no squawking...
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    anyone interested in a new watts link and a 3 or 4 link in here

    Wilwood Rear internal drum disc pics w/EvM Ok, my new rear with Wilwood Superlite rear disc, internal drum is almost in. The parking brake mechanism sits on top of the rear axle and the housing faces forward, so there is no interference. I would say that the Wilwood/Explorer/Crown Vic rear...
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    Rearend Swap info - FAQ

    Currie wheel flange at 2.8", Wilwood brake hat at 2.78" Ok, here is an interesting one not covered here yet - wheel flange diameter. I have my Currie Track 9" rear end with Wilwood brakes that I am putting on it. Problem is, the hats from Wilwood (and from Baer, so this is a Currie issue, not...
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