Rear end broke in half!!! =(

5.065stang · February 2nd, 2009, 11:28 PM

We just got our 65 mustang on the road and i guess the 5.0 we built for it is a little to powerful for that little 8" rear end the car had... I got on it off the line and it snapped in half!! haha ok, so my question is what rear end will bolt directly into the 65 with limited slip and disk brakes. I NEED HELP!!!!!

MustangOne · February 2nd, 2009, 11:50 PM

A good 8" Rebuilt. Or a the same width 9" rear end Rebuilt

a 5.0 will not break a good rebuilt 8" even with 5:56 Gears with slicks

Im beating it was a 7.5" rear end that came with the 6 cyl.

5.065stang · February 2nd, 2009, 11:54 PM

that is possible man, Im not sure man Its a "C" code car. Now i have a reason to change the rear end since it broke, I would like to go to a junk yard and take one off something that will fit but i just dont know what car to look for. Maybe a crown vic?

MustangOne · February 2nd, 2009, 11:58 PM

Crown Vic? you looking for a 8.8 rear end

you can buy a 9" from jegs

Link to 9" currie rear end for a 1965

Just saying a good rebuilt 8" does not break that easy.

5.065stang · February 3rd, 2009, 12:10 AM

well an 8.8 would work for me.. Man i would love to but that but i dont have a grand unno? i just got this thing running lol.

RG_98 · February 3rd, 2009, 07:36 AM

Put it on jackstands and save your money for a 9", it will be worth it in the long run.

460brevill · February 3rd, 2009, 07:48 AM

sounds to me like you just had a worn out rear.the 8 inch is a very strong rear.

latamud · February 16th, 2009, 04:07 AM

In the junk yard, find a 8 or 9 out of a 75-80 Ford Granada or Mercury Monarch or any Lincoln Versailles. They will bolt in and are only 3/4" wider overall than the 65/66 rear. Versailles will be a 9 with disc brakes. I pulled my rear from a monarch and it was a 9 with disc brakes and Trac Loc.

460brevill · February 16th, 2009, 08:01 AM

my 8 came from a 76 granada,and you can bet the bippy i put it to it.

5.065stang · February 19th, 2009, 02:27 AM

hey guys, i actually got my rear end like last week out of a 93 ford explorer 4x4, it is an 8.8 with a freshly rebuilt lsd. i payed 300 for it! i was pretty happy, so all we have to do now is weld up some new leaf brackets and shorten the drive shaft. thanks alot fot the help

AtlantaSteve · February 19th, 2009, 11:07 AM

Isn't the explorer offset a little bit? I don't think the "center section" is in the center...

You might have to "massage" your trans tunnel a bit, too.

I hope I'm wrong.

Steve

zers · February 19th, 2009, 03:51 PM

The fronts aren't, I am fairly sure the rears are in the center.

str8pipes · February 19th, 2009, 06:31 PM

im not sure about the 93. but my 96 is dead center.

5.065stang · February 20th, 2009, 12:44 AM

well it is dead center, but thw front right behing the yoke is like an inch or two off to the right, so all im really going to have to do is move one of my muflers over a little bit because its in the way, but other than that it seems to be pretty close.

460brevill · February 20th, 2009, 08:56 AM

nail it.

str8pipes · February 20th, 2009, 03:41 PM

sorry. i didn't actually measure it. I just went out and looked.

302supercharged · July 26th, 2009, 05:41 PM

a 9'' out of a lincoln versailles will work perfectly, thats exactly what i did

MustangOne · July 26th, 2009, 09:36 PM

Please dont post on these old Threads...

February 2nd, 2009, 11:28 PM	#1
5.065stang Regular 65 stang, 07 Sti stg 2 Not sure Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: katy, texas. Moved from Riverside california Posts: 83 iTrader: 0 reviews	Rear end broke in half!!! =( We just got our 65 mustang on the road and i guess the 5.0 we built for it is a little to powerful for that little 8" rear end the car had... I got on it off the line and it snapped in half!! haha ok, so my question is what rear end will bolt directly into the 65 with limited slip and disk brakes. I NEED HELP!!!!!

February 2nd, 2009, 11:50 PM	#2
MustangOne Lost in the 60's 1968 GT 500 Super Snake 12.6 @ 114.3 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Sapulpa Oklahoma Posts: 2,053 iTrader: 0 reviews	A good 8" Rebuilt. Or a the same width 9" rear end Rebuilt a 5.0 will not break a good rebuilt 8" even with 5:56 Gears with slicks Im beating it was a 7.5" rear end that came with the 6 cyl. __________________ MustangOne's Car's How to post Photos in Your Thread. Vote for your Favorite Ride of the month, Every Month Modded Mustangs Facebook

February 2nd, 2009, 11:58 PM	#4
MustangOne Lost in the 60's 1968 GT 500 Super Snake 12.6 @ 114.3 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Sapulpa Oklahoma Posts: 2,053 iTrader: 0 reviews	Crown Vic? you looking for a 8.8 rear end you can buy a 9" from jegs Link to 9" currie rear end for a 1965 Just saying a good rebuilt 8" does not break that easy. __________________ MustangOne's Car's How to post Photos in Your Thread. Vote for your Favorite Ride of the month, Every Month Modded Mustangs Facebook

February 3rd, 2009, 07:36 AM	#6
RG_98 Newbie 1969 Mustang Sportsroof Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: State Road 33 Posts: 6 iTrader: 0 reviews	Put it on jackstands and save your money for a 9", it will be worth it in the long run. __________________

February 3rd, 2009, 07:48 AM	#7
460brevill Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Farmville VA Posts: 1,327 iTrader: 0 reviews	sounds to me like you just had a worn out rear.the 8 inch is a very strong rear. __________________ i sixing 200 six with 300 hp.

Rear end broke in half!!! =(

Rear end broke in half!!! =(

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exp. rear end

February 2nd, 2009, 11:54 PM	#3
5.065stang Regular 65 stang, 07 Sti stg 2 Not sure Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: katy, texas. Moved from Riverside california Posts: 83 iTrader: 0 reviews	that is possible man, Im not sure man Its a "C" code car. Now i have a reason to change the rear end since it broke, I would like to go to a junk yard and take one off something that will fit but i just dont know what car to look for. Maybe a crown vic?

February 3rd, 2009, 12:10 AM	#5
5.065stang Regular 65 stang, 07 Sti stg 2 Not sure Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: katy, texas. Moved from Riverside california Posts: 83 iTrader: 0 reviews	well an 8.8 would work for me.. Man i would love to but that but i dont have a grand unno? i just got this thing running lol.

February 16th, 2009, 04:07 AM	#8
latamud Regular Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Dayton, OHIO Posts: 158 iTrader: 0 reviews	In the junk yard, find a 8 or 9 out of a 75-80 Ford Granada or Mercury Monarch or any Lincoln Versailles. They will bolt in and are only 3/4" wider overall than the 65/66 rear. Versailles will be a 9 with disc brakes. I pulled my rear from a monarch and it was a 9 with disc brakes and Trac Loc. __________________ 66 Coupe, Supercharged 408 Clevor, Viper T56, Cobra IRS 66 Coupe, Supercharged 03 Cobra drivetrain and suspension (project) 03 Viper, Supercharged

February 16th, 2009, 08:01 AM	#9
460brevill Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Farmville VA Posts: 1,327 iTrader: 0 reviews	my 8 came from a 76 granada,and you can bet the bippy i put it to it. __________________ i sixing 200 six with 300 hp.

February 19th, 2009, 02:27 AM	#10
5.065stang Regular 65 stang, 07 Sti stg 2 Not sure Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: katy, texas. Moved from Riverside california Posts: 83 iTrader: 0 reviews	hey guys, i actually got my rear end like last week out of a 93 ford explorer 4x4, it is an 8.8 with a freshly rebuilt lsd. i payed 300 for it! i was pretty happy, so all we have to do now is weld up some new leaf brackets and shorten the drive shaft. thanks alot fot the help

February 19th, 2009, 11:07 AM	#11
AtlantaSteve Newbie 1966 Coupe Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 35 iTrader: 0 reviews	Isn't the explorer offset a little bit? I don't think the "center section" is in the center... You might have to "massage" your trans tunnel a bit, too. I hope I'm wrong. Steve

February 19th, 2009, 03:51 PM	#12
zers Regular 1965 Coupe Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 356 iTrader: 0 reviews	The fronts aren't, I am fairly sure the rears are in the center. __________________

February 19th, 2009, 06:31 PM	#13
str8pipes Newbie 1965 granny mobile stock 6 n/a Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Crescent City Ca. Posts: 11 iTrader: 0 reviews	exp. rear end im not sure about the 93. but my 96 is dead center.

February 20th, 2009, 12:44 AM	#14
5.065stang Regular 65 stang, 07 Sti stg 2 Not sure Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: katy, texas. Moved from Riverside california Posts: 83 iTrader: 0 reviews	well it is dead center, but thw front right behing the yoke is like an inch or two off to the right, so all im really going to have to do is move one of my muflers over a little bit because its in the way, but other than that it seems to be pretty close.

February 20th, 2009, 08:56 AM	#15
460brevill Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Farmville VA Posts: 1,327 iTrader: 0 reviews	nail it. __________________ i sixing 200 six with 300 hp.

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