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Drivetrain Tech / Deciphering Fox Axels
^ thanks for the speedy response, and yea mr mackin had his centerlines widened in the backspacing, i was just concerned if he needed any special work to put a 325 tire out back in the body... a fox mustang nearly requires a tub to fit all that meat back there. as for the brakes, im gonna do some lightweight aerospace brakes eventually and im pretty talented so im not too intimidated by custom brake lines. thanks for the info, looks like this is gonna be a fun project.
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Drivetrain Tech / Deciphering Fox Axels
Hello all, Im starting from scratch with an 84 cougar and want to install a nine inch, by all the numbers ive been digesting here and in a couple other threads, it looks like i can buy a bolt in setup for an SN95 mustang with brakes and all and i can maintain the same track width and backspacing, correct?

also has anyone tried just bringing an entire 8.8 from wheel to wheel out of an SN95 to one of these cars? were there any mounting difficulties (i assume atleast the brake lines had to be modified or changed somehow.) but as far as mounting, is it a straight bolt up deal? any insight would be much appreciated.

one last thing, although slightly off topic, i saw alan mackin had squeezed some substantial tire in the back of his red turbocoupe on centerline wheels and was wondering if the cougar (with the proposed differential change) has the same space back there? seems he got away with a fender lip roll and some clearancing in the wheel well but nothing very trick or custom.

again thanks everyone for your insight this forum has been really helpful as ive been trolling it for weeks trying to figure out how to do this car up right the first time.

cheers