if i wanted to drop a 302 into my car could i keep my 4 lug rear end and front breaks or would i have to go to 5 lugs........ this is a big deal and with presway me to keep my 2.3 or do the swap down the road

thanks for the help
chris

 

with the added torque i would upgrade to an 8.8 and play it safe.

 

the thing is i just got rims for it and i dont want to drop a 5.0 in and then have to buy rims and tires again thats all

 

then just get a detroit truetrac for the 7.5 and a TA girdle from
http://www.drivetrainspecialists.com...duct-5407.html
and
http://www.drivetrainspecialists.com...ford-75-1.html

the 7.5 will handle the 302 with no problem with the above parts.

do not use a stock 7.5 or a ford T-lok as both wont hold up

there is a group purchase of the detroit at $354 here
http://www.v6power.net/vb/showthread...group+purchase

 

well if you just bought rims then yeah, do what cobra232 said. it would probably be cheaper that way, and be just about as strong.

 

cool thanks guys

 

just get an 8.8 rear for a fox body and it'll not only let you use stock rims, but will be a helluva lot cheaper than building the 7.5

 

the 4 lug??? everyone i have ever seen with the 5.0 has the 5 lug rims thats my big thig i dropped 1075 into rims and tires and dont want to do it again cause the 5.0 is going to be the last or next to last thing i do