Flange to Flange? measuring Diff?

Is this the part where the backing plate bolts to on the end of the housing? or is it the ends of the axles where the studs are?

Thanks,
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what are you measuring, the width of the axle housing? If so, then yes you generally measure between the retaining plate flanges on the axle tube.

If you are measuring the length of an axle, then you measure from the the back of the stud flange to the end of the axle.

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: 67stang on 2/4/03 4:52am ]</font>

its where the backing plate bolts to the housing.flange to flange
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Thanks Stang, Thanks T-Bolt,

im lookin for a rearend 9" for my comet and all the measurment info say's flange to flange. I just what to make sure im on the right page.

Ed
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<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: BFXcomet on 2/4/03 5:00am ]</font>

http://www.ridgenet.net/~biesiade/Fordrears.html

Check out this site, it might help.


http://www.kevinstang.com/Ninecase.htm

This is a good one to
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<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Nastystang on 2/4/03 11:22am ]</font>

A buddy of mine put a rear out of a '59 ranchero under his '62. It was a bolt in. I've various sources all the way back to the sixties say that '57 to '59 Ford/Mercury/Edsel rears are a bolt in for early Falcons and Comets.
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Thanks all,

Im picking up a 1980 granada 9". It looks to be a direct bolt in for my 65 comet, but i think its a just about a 1/2" total length longer?

Thanks for the help and the links,

Ed

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1/2" is not much, that is only a 1/4" per side, if you have not got your wheels yet that can be compensated with backspace on the wheels.

Good luck
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Thats what i figured. I have been trying to find one that was as close as possible to fit without the added expence of shortining and so forth. I'm on a strict budget....

Thanks,

Ed

Ya, you dont have to tell me about budget. I need to pick up 5 tenth`s so they will kick off the track cause I dont have a cage[img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_lol.gif[/img]

I dont have a lot to work with, so I will selling some crap. I am hopeing to get there with some suspension mods, and lightening the car some.


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