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nugget68

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Will the axles from a v6 mustang, sn95, work on a fox rear end. I am pretty sure the rear end is a 7.5, but not real sure about the axles since axles from an 8 will fit in a 9, i thought maybe these would work too...
 

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They will fit in an fox or SN95 8.8 housing. It will make the rearend about 3/4" longer on each side than a 68 or Fox which are almost identical in length.
 
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brianj5600 said:
They will fit in an fox or SN95 8.8 housing. It will make the rearend about 3/4" longer on each side than a 68 or Fox which are almost identical in length.
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Thats good. I have spacers right now for the Mach I wheels anyway, so i can just do away with them...
 

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That is what I did. 95 GT 8.8 and no spacers. I think they are a tad too far inside. A 1/4" spacer would help looks imo.
 
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i am looking to do the t5 conversion soon, and I already have a fox rear end. I was planning on just buying a transmission, then later doing a conversion on my fox rear. I think that I may be able to buy a whole v6 sn95 mustang with t5 cheaper than just buying a trans considering i can use the axles, which would give me rear discs, the master cylinder too. i thought maybe even adapt the front discs...i have found a couple wrecked ones for around $500, but so far they were all autos...
 

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The front calipers on the 95 I had used a smaller piston than the Granadas I had. I ended up using 99-04 PBR calipers with Granada spindles and rotors.
 

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Nice ride nugget.
 
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92armyGT said:
Nice ride nugget.
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THanks, thats what I am shooting for, its a photoshopped pic, but i have added those wheels...
 
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make sure it's not a 7.5" rear, those are pure garbage and would be a major downgrade over the 8" you have now
 

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7.5 axles and brakes swap right in an 8.8 housing.
 
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