Mark VII Rear end again

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Mark VII Rear end again

January 26, 2008, 08:00:35 PM

I have a 8.8 out of a 90 Mark VII, will the axles work in my 88 Turbocoupe 8.8 rear end to make it 5 bolt. My gut tells me they are the same size and everyhting but just wanting to make sure. Thanks Nate.

Mark VII Rear end again

Reply #1 – January 26, 2008, 08:37:58 PM

Should work fine. I had 87 Mark VII axles in mine. Go to autozone.com and compare some parts numbers between 87 and 90 (rotors, calipers) if they are the same you should be good to go. The Mark VII stuff may make your track .5" wider per side though (certain year mark vii's were wider, mine was...)

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Reply #2 – January 26, 2008, 09:52:23 PM

Awesome, sounds like a plan. Thanks

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Reply #3 – January 26, 2008, 10:37:37 PM

you need sn-95 axles they are the exact same size. but mark axles work you just need a weird offset wheel.

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Reply #4 – January 27, 2008, 02:39:39 AM

Not really. Actually, I used standard 17x9 wheels with the usual +24mm offset and it worked out great. Widened the rear stance a little (which looked excellent to me) and had plenty of room for the wheels/tires... Nothing sticking out, no weird offsets

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Reply #5 – January 27, 2008, 08:21:21 AM

A little extra stance wouldn't bother me. Looks meaner anyway.

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Reply #6 – February 02, 2008, 12:25:48 AM

Yeah, i agree. Looks good, especially since the cougars and birds had a wider front track from the factory.

What wheels are you running?

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Reply #7 – February 02, 2008, 08:21:17 AM

Got some factory's off a 94 Mustang GT. The dark gray with a machined lip.

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Reply #8 – February 02, 2008, 03:03:53 PM

So they are 17x8"? What is the offset?

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Reply #9 – February 04, 2008, 10:26:35 AM

+24

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Reply #10 – February 05, 2008, 11:16:12 AM

Ok, cool. those should work fine. Post some pics up when you have them on! :D