Rear-end
3rd Gear Member
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 770
From: ma
RE: Rear-end
its a version of the front axle in an f-350, most definately too much for a mustang. it will also need to be shortened, unless its already for a car. i just got a 9" rear end for 100$. so there are other alternatives for relatively cheap.
good luck
good luck
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Joined: Oct 2005
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From: st clair shores MI
RE: Rear-end
ORIGINAL: redmustang83596
Has anyone heard of a Dana(sp?) rear end? are these good rear-ends? some dude told me that he bought a dana rear end for $2500, and im like whoa thats a lot of money for a rear end, i believe it is for an SVO.. would this part work on my 86 GT?
Has anyone heard of a Dana(sp?) rear end? are these good rear-ends? some dude told me that he bought a dana rear end for $2500, and im like whoa thats a lot of money for a rear end, i believe it is for an SVO.. would this part work on my 86 GT?
a ford 9" is the best rearend period......any rearend will work...how much custom cutting and welding of the driveshaft and axle tubes are you looking to do?
is this for a renegade or outlaw car?
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Joined: May 2004
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From: IL
RE: Rear-end
ORIGINAL: 83beast
like vfast said, theres a dana, but we dont speak the word that it relates to in here.
like vfast said, theres a dana, but we dont speak the word that it relates to in here.
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Joined: May 2005
Posts: 1,116
From: Chitown
RE: Rear-end
ORIGINAL: nitrous_bob
a ford 9" is the best rearend period......any rearend will work...how much custom cutting and welding of the driveshaft and axle tubes are you looking to do?
is this for a renegade or outlaw car?
a ford 9" is the best rearend period......any rearend will work...how much custom cutting and welding of the driveshaft and axle tubes are you looking to do?
is this for a renegade or outlaw car?
its just a 'street' car.. as far as legality goes who knows, i dont care about that but its a car that i drive around on the street, but not necessarily as a daily driver.. it makes a pretty good amount of power, the rear-end is prob over-kill, but its $250 for a complete assembly, i mean thats a damn good price, i just want to know how much fabrication its gunna take to put it in there, if its a lot of work then i dont want to bother, but if its not too bad then i want it
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Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 1,925
From: AR
RE: Rear-end
if he has a 86 gt it has a 8.8 under it. if your wanting to up grade 250 for a bolt in rear is a good deal. Ford and Chevrolet used dana's in a few diffent cars full size broncos had dana 44 fronts vets have a dana (maybe 60 not sure) and of course vipers have a dana.
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Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 6,028
From: st clair shores MI
RE: Rear-end
i would pass on it......if your worried about the strength of it now...then do 31 spline axles on your 8.8 and the c-clip eliminators.
if your not worried ( it takes an 11 sec car doing 5k launches on full slicks) then wait til it breaks then do whatever.
even cheater slicks on 3500-4k launch will hold up on stock axle shafts in a 12 second-ish car
when i was talking outlaw and renegade, i was referring to the nmra class where the guys run 9's on 10" tires , not street racing
personally i'd save the $250 for another set of tires....you KNOW your gonna need them sooner or sooner
if your not worried ( it takes an 11 sec car doing 5k launches on full slicks) then wait til it breaks then do whatever.
even cheater slicks on 3500-4k launch will hold up on stock axle shafts in a 12 second-ish car
when i was talking outlaw and renegade, i was referring to the nmra class where the guys run 9's on 10" tires , not street racing
personally i'd save the $250 for another set of tires....you KNOW your gonna need them sooner or sooner