9 Inch
Does anyone have any ideas on putting a 9 inch in a Panther? I thought about getting one that is meant for a Fox body or pulling the one from my dads 65 Galaxie but I'm not sure if the control arms would be in the same spot.
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I was just mentioning in the convertible thread that I noticed under a '77 or '78 Marquis that it had a 9" with a four-link. No guarantee the mounts are in the same place, but it might be worth looking into. Of course, your Galaxie mounts may well be very similar to the ones I saw under that Marquis.
Or you could just buy any 9" in an appropriate width, preferably with a nodular case, and weld on Panther mounting brackets.
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my 77 ltd had some weird rear definitely wasnt a 9"
got any 72-79 torino based cars in the junkyard you work at? they had 9" rears and rear coil springs, and just about the same size as a panther
1986 lincoln towncar signature series. 5.0 HO with thumper performance ported e7 heads, 1.7 roller rockers, warm air intake, 65mm throttle body, 1/2" intake spacer, ported intakes, 3.73 rear with trac lock, 98-02 front brake conversion, 92-97 rear disc conversion, 1" rear swaybar, 1 3/16" front swaybar, 16" wheels and tires, loud ass stereo system, badass cb, best time to date 15.94 at 87 mph. lots of mods in the works 221.8 rwhp 278 rwt
2006 Lincoln Town Car Signature. Stock for now
1989 Ford F-250 4x4 much much more to come, sefi converted so far.
1986 Toyota pickup with LSC wheels and 225/60/16 tires.
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Really? So much for my powers of observation .... guess what I saw could easily have been an 8" - don't remember whether it had the bump like on the 9". Were there others that looked similar?Originally posted by lincolnmania View Post2012 Mazda5 Touring | Finally working on the LTD again!
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Theres a 75 Torino at the yard down the street from my yard, I'll check that out tomorrow. Hmm, I have never heard of an 8 inch read end before. Must be an odd ball one like the rear end in my 68 Continental, instead of a 9 inch it has a 9.31 inch rear end.Comment
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All I really know about the 8" is that it's a removable-carrier design and looks sort of like the 9" externally. It was used on base-model first-gen Mustangs though at least '68, and I think two-barrel small-block models as well. No idea what else they went into.2012 Mazda5 Touring | Finally working on the LTD again!
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the 8" looks just like the 9"......just the housing is a little smaller......my 77 ltd's rear had a cover on it........8" and 9" rears do not have a cover
1986 lincoln towncar signature series. 5.0 HO with thumper performance ported e7 heads, 1.7 roller rockers, warm air intake, 65mm throttle body, 1/2" intake spacer, ported intakes, 3.73 rear with trac lock, 98-02 front brake conversion, 92-97 rear disc conversion, 1" rear swaybar, 1 3/16" front swaybar, 16" wheels and tires, loud ass stereo system, badass cb, best time to date 15.94 at 87 mph. lots of mods in the works 221.8 rwhp 278 rwt
2006 Lincoln Town Car Signature. Stock for now
1989 Ford F-250 4x4 much much more to come, sefi converted so far.
1986 Toyota pickup with LSC wheels and 225/60/16 tires.
2008 Hyundai Elantra future Revcon toad
1987 TriBurner and 1986 Alaska stokers keeping me warm. (and some pesky oil heat)
please be patient, rebuilding an empire!
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All the mounting points are wrong. You will have to make all new mounts for the axle.
Lotta work for something that isn't really needed.... I have yet to blow an 8.8 apart...And everyone knows how I am with abuse...Builder/Owner of Badass Panther Wagons
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Guess that's gotta be an integral-carrier design, then! When did the 8.5 and 8.8 come out, anyway?Originally posted by lincolnmania View Post2012 Mazda5 Touring | Finally working on the LTD again!
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