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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Mustang / March 2005WTB: Mustang differential
WTB: Mustang differential.... A cursory search of the junkyards in Austin has come up empty. I am working on a 5-lug conversion for my '90 Mustang. I am looking for a rear end to do the conversion on the ground, then bolt up. Paydirt would be a setup with 3.55 gears, 5-lug done, limited slip/Traction-Lok and disc brakes, with preference given to the unit closest to that. Must bolt up to a 1990 Fox platform....i.e. '88 to '95. Must also be relatively local: Austin-San Antonio. I'll be in Houston March 11, so that would be a possibility, especially if the price is right. I have cash. What have you got, and what are you asking? lincoln4sale at austin dot rr dot com. -Donald in Austin So, you're looking for a Ford 8.8" rear end, with 3:55 gears? You can almost get those at 7-11... This place has one for $250.00... http://recycler.car-part.com/BillDee/ Just have to go to Houston to get it... > WTB: Mustang differential.... > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > -Donald in Austin >>So, you're looking for a Ford 8.8" rear end, with 3:55 gears? Problem with this is Mustangs didn't come stock with 3:55 gears unless they were changed over by the owner at some point in time. The Thunderbird Turbo Coupe from 87-88 with manual transmission did however (autos have 3:73) and these can be used in the Mustang with a few changes. I used to have an 88 Thunderbird with a C4 auto, and it had a 2:73 rear end stock... I had to go out and get 3:55 for it... I got it from a place on South Congress... Aarons Auto Salvage I think the name of the place was, and I only paid about $175 for it. They even threw in the matching driveshaft, as well as a new spline for it from another Thunderbird... It was (somewhat) plug and play... >>>So, you're looking for a Ford 8.8" rear end, with 3:55 gears? > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > (autos have 3:73) and these can be used in the Mustang with a few > changes. call aamco transmission on FM 1960 near perry rd in houston.. ask for Jeremy he has all kind of mustang parts! > WTB: Mustang differential.... > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > -Donald in Austin > call aamco transmission on FM 1960 near perry rd in houston.. ask for Jeremy > he has all kind of mustang parts! Can I tell him who sent me? -DMc Jarod his neighbor > > call aamco transmission on FM 1960 near perry rd in houston.. ask for > Jeremy > > he has all kind of mustang parts! > > Can I tell him who sent me? > -DMc > Jarod his neighbor Thanks. > > > call aamco transmission on FM 1960 near perry rd in houston.. ask for > > Jeremy > > > he has all kind of mustang parts! > > > > Can I tell him who sent me? > > -DMc Strange, in an age when nearly all salvage yards are interconnected via internet, that they couldn't track one down for you. I can even go on line and contact them, and leave a message as to what I seek. >WTB: Mustang differential.... > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >-Donald in Austin Hey! Spikey Likes IT! 1965 Ford Mustang fastback 2+2 A Code 289 C4 Trac-Lok Vintage Burgundy w/Black Standard Interior Vintage 40 Wheels 16X8" w/BF Goodrich Comp T/A Radial 225/50ZR16 > Strange, in an age when nearly all salvage yards are interconnected > via internet, that they couldn't track one down for you. I can even go > on line and contact them, and leave a message as to what I seek. Do they actually respond? The few times I have done this there was no response. I've done the five lug swap on my '89 LX. It wouldn't take any more time to install two left side axles and five lug brake drums from a ranger using your current axle housing. This saves you from pulling the entire axle assembly. I think I got the swap kit (axles and drums) from Ford Racing for around $200. You can probably get them for half that, or less, from a salvage yard. You can buy used 3.55 gears and a differential from The Corral or most any Mustang site for cheap. > WTB: Mustang differential.... > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > -Donald in Austin > I've done the five lug swap on my '89 LX. It wouldn't take any more > time to install two left side axles and five lug brake drums from a [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > or less, from a salvage yard. You can buy used 3.55 gears and a > differential from The Corral or most any Mustang site for cheap. I did a swap from a turbo coupe years ago (3.73). The swap was easy and pretty straight forward. If I remember right, you need a brake proportioning valve from summit to adjust to the increased fluid level that the rear discs require.. Also a parking brake cable change... I haven't found many people in Austin that can reasonably and reliably do a rear end.. The pinion depth is the trick. Sure you can pick up gears reasonably cheap, but if it costs $500 to install them - a gear swap doesn't make sense... >>I've done the five lug swap on my '89 LX. It wouldn't take any more >>time to install two left side axles and five lug brake drums from a [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > proportioning valve from summit to adjust to the increased fluid level > that the rear discs require.. Also a parking brake cable change... I took it that the original poster was keeping the rear drum brakes. This greatly simplifies the five lug conversion for the rear. I didn't change any brake lines, master cylinder or use proportioning valves. The brakes are a tad spongy but they work much better than the stack ones even with a softer pedal. > I haven't found many people in Austin that can reasonably and reliably > do a rear end.. The pinion depth is the trick. Sure you can pick up > gears reasonably cheap, but if it costs $500 to install them - a gear > swap doesn't make sense... Paying $500 just for the installation of gears is too much IMO. Around here (Northern Virginia) you can get gears installed for around $450 and this includes new ring and pinion gears. Unless a person has the tools and talent to do their own work, anyone modding a car should be prepared to spend some money for parts AND labor. |
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