7.5 trac lock question
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Find you a V8 '94-'98 Stang, do a full 5 lug, complete rear swap, AND gain discs. More work upfront, but......
Your other 8.8 option with deeper gears is a TC rear. Still disc, gonna be the same work to convert to rear discs for the car, to me the downside is 4 lug. So much more of a selection of wheels with 5 lug rather than 4. The one plus is that if the TC rear is from a stick car, it's 3.55 and if it's from an auto TC, you'll have a 3.73.
Myself, I'd find a wrecked '95-95 V8 Stang, pirate all the suspension shiznit, rebuild as needed and pop in. The pedals from any stick Stang (Fox, SN95 up to '99) will work, though there's a couple minor differences with regards to 2.3 vs 5.0 pedals. Both will work however.
Whatever you do, pay attention to clutch cables..there's threads here that spell out which ones are junk, and which ones are better. I think Lou had some issues a time or two, IIRC.