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Technical => Suspension/Steering => Topic started by: Nate on October 24, 2004, 05:35:06 PM

Title: quick 5lug question
Post by: Nate on October 24, 2004, 05:35:06 PM
pretty direct for  mark 7 rear axle shafts and brake stuff into a tc rear rite? nothing major to worry about? hopefully ill be going soon.
Title: Re: quick 5lug question
Post by: cougarman on October 24, 2004, 05:50:28 PM
You mean like this??  No problems at all, just swap shafts brackets and brakes. :headbang:
Title: Re: quick 5lug question
Post by: Thunder Chicken on October 24, 2004, 08:39:27 PM
I always thought that the Mark VII axles were too long for a T-Bird housing. I know the rear width ( to ) on a Mark is about 1.5" wider than a T-Bird or Cougar
Title: Re: quick 5lug question
Post by: cougarman on October 24, 2004, 08:53:10 PM
Me too, but after I swapped the shafts and brakes, they measured out the same as the TC axle and brakes. I even put my Mach1 wheels on and had plenty of clearance.  Go figure :)
Title: Re: quick 5lug question
Post by: 88lx50 on October 25, 2004, 08:52:46 PM
I think the housings are the same width, but the axle shafts vary in size.
Title: Re: quick 5lug question
Post by: foxford on November 17, 2004, 04:08:17 PM
Or for an easier to find swap, SN95 rears are a perfect match
Title: Re: quick 5lug question
Post by: EricCoolCats on November 17, 2004, 04:11:32 PM
Ed did that same swap on his '87 and didn't recommend going with Mark VII brakes on a TC-width axle. He had problems with clearance.
Title: Re: quick 5lug question
Post by: The Hawk on November 17, 2004, 04:28:30 PM
85-91 Mark7 axles are 1/2" wider per side than TC or 94-98 SN-95 axles.