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70 9" rear axel on a 65 fastback

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bollan

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Is there any one that know if a 70 mustang axel fit on a 65 fastback
I came over a 70 covertible in bad shape but with a good engine
 

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The spring perches will line up, but that's it.

The 70 back axle is 1" wider per side than the pre-1967 Mustangs. also, you will have to change the universal joint to all small cups, and the brake line will not mate.

On the plus side, you now have the ability to put in bigger rear brakes.

9" in a 70 convertible? What engine? only the 351C & 428 rags got the 9"....
 
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its got a 302 engine but it is a 9 inch do you know if i can use the front spindels on my 65
 

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I am not sure on the upper & lower ball joints, There may be a difference in dismeter & taper. The toe rod ends do not match at aall, and are tough to match up. but can be done. Hopefully someone else her can answer, and do a search. also, you may have a problem with factory wheels and hup diameter.

Lots of stuff to check.
 

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bollan said:
its got a 302 engine but it is a 9 inch do you know if i can use the front spindels on my 65
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The front spindles will work but you will have to use 70 Mustang outer tie rod ends, which happen to be the same taper as the Granada tie rod ends.
 

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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 with that, I still had to add a 3/8" spacer to eliminate rub, but I'm not shy about doing a bit of mini-tubbing/inner wheelhouse mods if I go to wider tires on my 17x9, 5.5bs wheels with 275 rubber.

Are you going to flare the outer wheelhouse? If you go to a decent sided tire to handle the extra power, you might need to . . .
 
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