maverick 8 inch
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If you want to keep your rear brake backing plates, then the Maverick 8-inch is the way to go; it uses the same rear brake backing plate.
Rickwrench did a 8-inch Maverick swap and has details on his website: http://www.rickwrench.com/index79.htm
Here is an excerpt from his writeup:
One of rear ends available for the I6 Maverick was a 4 lug 8" unit. This particular rear end is the most desirable unit for old Falcon and early Mustang I6 cars. It is just slightly wider than the early Falcon rear with a 52.25" (vs 51.75") housing width. One important thing to note is that the backing plate pattern is the same as the 7.25" rear and not the 5 lug 8" rear . This means the backing plates for the wagon's 9"x2.25" drums are a direct swap for the skinny 9"x1.5" drums/plates that were stock on the Maverick. The axles are 28 spline, like the five lug axles, but, are just slightly smaller at the bearing end, and use different wheel bearings and seals than the five lug 8" rear. The shock plates also needed to be modified as the falcon 7.25 rear is a step tube rear end. The Maverick has one shock in front and one shock behind the axle, so those plates are useless (one of them anyway).
There were more years than 1970 that the Maverick had 4-lug rear ends with the 6 cylinder. Eventually, they switched to 5-lug in all Mavericks.
Rickwrench did a 8-inch Maverick swap and has details on his website: http://www.rickwrench.com/index79.htm
Here is an excerpt from his writeup:
One of rear ends available for the I6 Maverick was a 4 lug 8" unit. This particular rear end is the most desirable unit for old Falcon and early Mustang I6 cars. It is just slightly wider than the early Falcon rear with a 52.25" (vs 51.75") housing width. One important thing to note is that the backing plate pattern is the same as the 7.25" rear and not the 5 lug 8" rear . This means the backing plates for the wagon's 9"x2.25" drums are a direct swap for the skinny 9"x1.5" drums/plates that were stock on the Maverick. The axles are 28 spline, like the five lug axles, but, are just slightly smaller at the bearing end, and use different wheel bearings and seals than the five lug 8" rear. The shock plates also needed to be modified as the falcon 7.25 rear is a step tube rear end. The Maverick has one shock in front and one shock behind the axle, so those plates are useless (one of them anyway).
There were more years than 1970 that the Maverick had 4-lug rear ends with the 6 cylinder. Eventually, they switched to 5-lug in all Mavericks.
Maverick has 8" 4 lugs in 70 - 72. Becareful not to get the 7.5 rear with the cover on back. 73 went to all 5 lugs.
If you are in Texas I have a Mav 8" 4 lugs for sale.
Rick
If you are in Texas I have a Mav 8" 4 lugs for sale.
Rick
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