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Originally Posted by 68FBODY
Ok, so here is the deal. I found a really good price on a 9" ford rear out of an f100, its complete drum to drum. The rear is from 1959 though, will this rear be better then the 1968 pontiac 8.2?
Pontiac 8.2 has already been powdercoated, new auburn posi, new gears, new bearings, stock axels, 12" rear discs.
The 9" from 59'
Stock drum to drum, I would have the axles cut to correct length, Gm ends, disc brakes...etc etc
WHICH IS A BETTER PLATFORM?
Thanks guys
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If I'm not mistaken, they'll both be 28-spline axles, however the F-100 will obviously have a different wheel pattern, so plan on new axles or welding and redrilling the Ford axles for the GM 5x4.75 pattern. I'm pretty sure that that 9" will use the 80mm "big" bearing housing ends with the 2.375 x 3.500 flange pattern, 1/2" retainer bolts and 2.36" brake offset dimension, however I've seen some variations with respect to the brake/axle offset depending on the application, so that would be good to confirm one way or the other.
The 9" will hands down be the stronger of the two with respect to the R&P, however it will also require a fair amount of money to get it to where your BOP already is. What's the projected HP/torque for this thing and how do you intend to use it if you don't mind me asking?
Tobin
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