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Technical => Drivetrain Tech => Topic started by: 88tbird5.0 on August 05, 2008, 10:22:21 PM

Title: axle/wheel questions
Post by: 88tbird5.0 on August 05, 2008, 10:22:21 PM
okay, well my brother recently bought a 1997 ranger as a parts truck, and so i have the 5 lug axle out of it sitting in my driveway, and i also have a friend who has 4 brand new 5 lug american racing rims that are 10" wide and a 38mm offset and he is willing to give them to me at a very good price. i am wondering will the axle fit under my thunderbird, and will those rims work on the back with that axle? i am thinking about just buying them and mounting drag slicks on 2 and street tires on the other 2 and swapping them out at the track, and buy another 2 skinnier rims for the front, because im pretty sure that i wouldnt be able to mount those rims under the front of the car
Title: axle/wheel questions
Post by: 5.8fastcat on August 05, 2008, 10:32:24 PM
Just take the drivers side axle out and find another driver side
 and you can install them into your rearend and have 5 lug
Title: axle/wheel questions
Post by: Chuck W on August 05, 2008, 10:34:02 PM
I'm reading that you're asking if the whole REAR END will work under your TBird...

No...
Title: axle/wheel questions
Post by: 88tbird5.0 on August 06, 2008, 09:44:06 AM
will a 10" rim with a 38mm offset fit under the rear of the car with the stock axle width? or would they rub on anything underneath the car or stick way out on the sides?