67 Mustang

We have a 67 Mustang in need of a rear end. Will a rear end from a 74
Maverick bolt up to the 67? Please help.

Monica

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> We have a 67 Mustang in need of a rear end. Will a rear end from a 74
> Maverick bolt up to the 67? Please help.


Why not just repair the rear-end that you've got? Other than seals and
gears, there isn't much there to go wrong. What happened to the old one?

Cheers,

wrote:
> We have a 67 Mustang in need of a rear end. Will a rear end from a 74
> Maverick bolt up to the 67? Please help.
>
> Monica
>

Oh...almost forgot...

No, I don't think it would be a bolt-on affair.

Cheers,

The 67 Mustang is a 6 cyclinder with a 4 lug rearend. The Maverick
rearend is a 8 inch and a 5 lug rearend.

> wrote in message
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> We have a 67 Mustang in need of a rear end. Will a rear end from a 74
> Maverick bolt up to the 67? Please help.
>
> Monica
>

Measure from the brake backing plate on one side to the brake backing plate
on the other side of each rear end. Then measure the distance between the
spring stands on each rear end. If they are the same, then you could make
that swap work.

Thanks, I'll go that route.

You are welcome.

Keep in mind that the pinion/U-joints may not be the same
As long as the spring stands are the right width, you can get by with some
small overall width differences.

Depending on your welding skills/determination, if the overall housing is
the right width, you could move the spring stands...

Post back and let us know how it turns out.


> wrote in message
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> Thanks, I'll go that route.
>

The Maverick rear will bolt right in, as would a unit from a Granada.
The spring centers are the same but the overall width is about 1" less,
moving your wheels in .5" on each.
The big problem is the stock wheels. The center pilot diameter is
larger on the later rears axle flange. So an early five lug wheel will
not fit. You don't care since you had four lugs to begin with. Simply
use the Maverick wheel or a mag.

You can swap the front end components for five lug wheels also. Later
Mavericks and Granadas had front disk brakes whick bolt right onto the
early cars.
I've done this swap more than once. It's a cheap easy way to upgrade
your car, especially if you are thinking about converting to a V-8

Enjoy...

Or, just drop out the 8" centercection and swap it only. Assuming that
the four lug rear is also an 8" unit.
The options are endless!