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Offline vooter

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Rearend swap
« on: January 05, 2004, 10:56:12 PM »
I'm planning to swap an 8" rearend into my '80 wagon, along with the 302 that I'm currently putting together (this is destined to be a land-speed car, so no low-end torque is needed). Any obstacles or problems with the 8" that I should know about ahead of time?  :o

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Re:Rearend swap
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2004, 01:52:53 AM »
Should be no problem.  Some Pintos came with 8" rears from the factory.  Look for one from a V6 car.   One from a Mustang II should bolt right in too.  The  8"  uses the same U-joints as the 6.75" rear, and I didn't  have to shorten the driveshaft.
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