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    rearend question

     



    Does anyone know if a rearend out of a fox body mustang gt will work in a 1939 ford coupe with out modifying it? also if it does work whats the widest tire you can use

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    The problem with these rear ends is all the bracketry welded on that would need to be removed to clean it up enough to swap in. Not impossible, just a lot of cutting and grinding to get the housing ready for whatever suspension setup you would be using.

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    As Don said you will have to clean it up, but width wise its almost perfect, 59 inches I beleive, you should be able to get a eight inch rim under it with no problem with the correct offset.
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    cutting the brackets and griding is not a big deal. Just wanted to make sure i can get some decent size tires under there with out resplining the axel

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    Even if you find a posi four lug axle just get the 5 lug axles from a ranger pickup, they will bolt right in, or you can use the whole ranger axle assembly, its virtually the same, or another possibility, reading info.

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