What are the best tire setup for tudor (white letters im going with)

[83countrysquire]

looking for new tires wats the best sizes to put on these boxes and was wondering where i can get a brake drum rebuild kit for the 11" 8.8

[mrltd]

Tire size is subjective to what the owner wants...

I'd try an autoparts store. All of them should have brakes parts.

[1987cp]

I usually get my brake parts at AutoZone or Advance. I think I got new wheel cylinders and adjustors and spring kits from Autozone once. More recently, Advance was able to obtain replacement 11" drums for like $45 each, which is a good deal cheaper than the $90 each I thought it would run. I think Carparts.com has Bendix drums for similar prices, but I found out I needed drums after I had the car on jacks and needed the job done NOW. :-p

For tires, if you're thinking about getting different rims, a 245/60/15 or 255/60/15 all around should work pretty well if you want to rotate your tires like a normal person. I haven't personally bought new summer tires for stock rims, but I'd probably get a 225/70/15. I think all the usual white-letter suspects can be had in these sizes, including Radial T/As, Eagle GT-IIs, Firestone Indy 500s, Kumho Venture STs, Yokohama Avid STs, etc.

[83countrysquire]

well here are wat the new axle looks like (OLD)
So wat parts do i need to replace?!?! haha i think the whole brake assembly

[mrltd]

I had all of that stuff like new... I threw it all out...

A brake hardware kit, drums, cylinders, and shoes should make it as good as new. Although the springs and adjusters can easily be cleaned and lubed and reused. The adjuster cable doesn't look too bad.

[88Vic]

Go to a junkyard and find a 92-97 PI rear alxe. You'll get a 3.27 posi rear end and disk brakes. As long as you don't get 98+ front brakes, you can stick with 15" rims, I think 15x7's look good, just get rear tires that are a bit wider and taller, gives it a meaner look.

[Nathan in MI]

Go to a junkyard and find a 92-97 PI rear alxe. You'll get a 3.27 posi rear end and disk brakes. As long as you don't get 98+ front brakes, you can stick with 15" rims, I think 15x7's look good, just get rear tires that are a bit wider and taller, gives it a meaner look.

A 92-97 PI rear axle isn't necessarily limited slip. My dad's '96 is open. That is a good axle to use, but just keep in mind there's a little caveat--make sure it actually is a limited slip unit; don't just assume it is one.

[88Vic]

I figured all PI differentials were posi. I've never heard of a PI differential being open. Ok then, just look in a junkyard for a 3.27 posi PI axle, and watch out for those pesky open diff units with their one wheel peel abilities.

[1987cp]

Wow, those are some of the worse-looking brakes I've seen. Good news is that I don't think any of that junk was too horribly expensive new. I'd probably go ahead and call your local AutoZone to check prices anyway, and check online sources if you're not in a hurry. If you have the drums, it can't hurt to run them by a machine shop to make sure whether they're still usable before ordering parts (obviously, mine were already turned to the max).

If you're feeling ambitious, I'd go ahead and pull the axles, clean (glassbead if you can) and paint the backing plates, and service the wheel bearings. My car is driving sooooo smooth since I got around to putting the new rear wheel bearings in .....

I hadn't realized you'd gotten an extra axle assembly to swap in. That's what I'd done initially, but right now it's still sitting and I'm thinking of taking off the disk brake parts and swapping carriers so I don't have to pull the housings from the cars. What diff and gears are in yours?

[85crownHPP]

Good news is that I don't think any of that junk was too horribly expensive new.

nah... you can get new wheel cylinders, shoes, and spring kits for under $100


DRUM BRAKES

[1987cp]

oooh .... pretty. Makes me wish I had a picture of mine from when they were freshly rebuilt!

[Blaze86Vic]

Not all PI rears are posi either. You have to look for one with the posi code on it.

[85crownHPP]

oh and on stock wheels, Id go with 225/70/15 or 235/70/15 depending on how high the car sits. 235/60/15 works great and will handle better, but will give the "low profile" look if you have a lot of wheel well space.
Do they make a 235/65/15???

[83countrysquire]

i tihnk im going with 235s 70s and my suspension will get replaced soon when new rear goes in and i m going wagon springs and i want a some springs that will lower the front end a littler to have a major rake

[Archangel]

Crown Vics have very large rear wheel well openings, front ones ain't that bad. I recommend 235/60 front and 235/70 rear tires, you get the nice handling up front and the decent ride out back, and the overall bad ass look. You need raised white letters of course. Oh, and these hub caps need yo go, get some Lincoln ones but remove the Lincoln logo and paint that area gloss black.