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76 Maverick 8" Rear In A 66 Mustang

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mattkonemann

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Hi everyone,
I'm looking to do a 5 lug swap in my 66 coupe and I have had a 8" rear from an old Maverick project and am wondering how much fabrication would be involved in getting it to fit. I found that the maverick 8" is 3/4 of an inch narrower, but is that enough that it won't work?
 
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If its narrower that just is going to make you have to measure for your offset on the back tires. Honestly I dont think 3/4" will matter though unless you run too fat of a tire.
 

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You might just want to check you're leaf spring mount spacing on the rear-end itself.
 
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