So I remember that limos got some funky rear axle hardware like 31-splices. Did they also come with drum brakes well into the aero era?
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So I remember that limos got some funky rear axle hardware like 31-splices. Did they also come with drum brakes well into the aero era?1990 Country Squire - under restoration
1988 Crown Vic LTD Wagon - daily beater
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I did see one at a junkyard, didn't check the year though. Limo package supposedly got 31 spline and drums.
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all the ones I've seen were 11" drums.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
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Same 11x2.25 drums as wagon/tow package boxes?
How odd. I wonder what their reasoning was behind the drums, or the 31 splines.1990 Country Squire - under restoration
1988 Crown Vic LTD Wagon - daily beater
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Box Panther Horsepower and Torque Ratings
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Looked like tow package drums. Only difference is they had an ABS tone ring in the mix. It was a stamped sheet metal "hat" that sat on the axle flange between the flange and drum for the sensor to read on.
31 spline was probably just for strength, why the drums, not sure unless its parking brake / emergency brake related. The wee little baby drums inside the discs are much weaker in that department.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
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also a larger axle (re: truck size)
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yeah it was a fatter shaft that used larger bearings than standard Panther stuff, I guess that would have been relevant to mention. The spline count is really not all that important since that isn't the weak point on the axle for these vehicles.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousersComment
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