Building a 9" Ford Rear - What Width? - Lateral-g Forums

**Firebird 68** · #1 06-07-2011, 07:34 PM

When you say stub to stub is that backing plate to backing plate? Any help would be great. Thanks

TheJDMan · #2 06-20-2011, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Firebird 68

When you say stub to stub is that backing plate to backing plate? Any help would be great. Thanks

Stub to stub is misleading. The correct way to measure is from wheel mount surface to wheel mount surface. That measurement needs to include any brake drum or rotor hat thickness. The 60.5" for the 1st gen Camaro is measured this way. But again, you need to know what your wheel backspace is in order to determine the axle width. Given the wheels I have I ended up with a 57" wide axle.

BMR Sales · #3 09-09-2011, 10:52 AM

Here is the typical 9" housing that we supply with our Torque Arm Suspension for 1st gen's. The housing is 52" "flange-to-flange" so that translates to 57" axle flange to axle flange. This works well with Mini-tubs and most brake combos, but we can build to your specs as well.

**waynieZ** · #4 09-10-2011, 09:05 PM

My Fab 9 was just made to 52-1/2 axle flannge to axle flange. I'm using 12" wheels with 5" back space.

TheJDMan · #5 10-05-2011, 05:41 PM

Again, it depends on your wheels. I am running 18x12 Forgelines on the rear and I have a 57" wheel mount to wheel mount. This will change depending on your wheels.