small bearing axles/big bearing housing?

I don't know of any conversion bearing for what you want to do, my question is "What axles are you using?" As far as I know, the only small bearing 31 spline axles Ford ever made were the ones for 66-71 Fairlanes, Torinos or 67-73 Mustangs & Cougars and the 72 Lincoln Mk IV. None of these would fit the Versailles housing even with the conversion bearing.

What he said. I thought there were no 31 spline axles that would fit a Versaille rear.....

What is so special about a Versailles housing other than it is a bolt-in size wise for a 65-66? I mean, isn't it just a small bearing 9?

Just because FoMoCo never put 31s in a small bearing 9 does not mean they don't exist. I recently bought a bolt-in set for my direct-fit small bearing 9.

I don't know, I thought they have tapered axles that no one makesin 31 spline. I thought that you cannot shorten them either. Now I am not so sure.

I know the 9s that came in the K-codes had tapered HOUSINGS. I don't know about the axles but maybe that is what you were thinking of?

actually the versaille axles are the same size as the 31 spline axles, they are just 28 spline. use the same bearing for versaille

latamud said:

The axles were made for a small bearing. They have a 1.35 dia. shaft so the inner dia of the bearing will be 1.35. The versailles uses a big bearing, so if I use a versailles bearing the bearing won't press on, it will just flop around.

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ahh, ok then look for bearings for i think mid 70's torino's. they use bearings the same size as the versaille, but had the smaller 28 spline axles.

if you cant find a bearing from an auto parts place that works, you can find a bearing supplier that has all kinds of bearings for more applications than you could ever imagine. just tell them what you need.