Rear End?

Sorry if this has been answered before, but what rear end will fit in a Maverick? Wanting to change it to a 5 Lug. Thanks in advance, everybody on this board has been more than helpful to me. This is the best forum around.

 

Any Ford 8-inch from a Maverick/Comet, and any Ford 8-inch from a Granada/Monarch.
I am referring to direct bolt-in with no modification.

 

thanks

 

Others have put Ford 8.8-inch and 9-inch rearends in their Mavericks. They'll have to chime in to tell you their experience. Most 9-inch rears are too wide for the Maverick. The exception is the Lincoln Versailles, and the Ford Bronco which has the wrong bolt pattern. I'll let the experts elaborate on all that.

 

I took a 8.8 from a 74 Maverick and installed it into my 70 Maverick,.
Put vehicle on jack stands under frame and let the rear end hang.
Put a floor jack under rear pumpkin to support axle assembly at the same time we used a floor jack between the "U" bolts on leaf springs when removing/installing bolts to relieve pressure off of rear shackle bolts. You will have to adjust jacks up or down till the bolts come out.
Then remove front leaf spring bolts.

 

do you know what all was modded to the 8.8 to fit the 74 mav?

 

Any idea where the rear end originated??? The 8.8" didn't exist in time of Maverick production...

 

'Seems like a bit of unnecessary work to swap a rear-end, unless you needed the springs as well.

 

I did not need to modify it and have no idea what was done, it bolted right in though, I did need the springs. I don't know where it originated from.

 

I think people are doing the short tube mod. That is were you get the short side tube and axle from another 8.8 and swap it out for the long side. I'm not sure what the end result measuement is. Maybe it came out of a Mustang?

 

Could that rear possible have been an 8 inch rear from that 74? Did it have a bolt on rear cover?

 

My 9 inch rear came out of a Granada Ghia which had the 5 x 4.5 bolt pattern same as the Maverick. These also came in some Mercury Monarchs - had nothing to do with the car having a 6 cylinder or V8 engine - some got them - most didn't.

Bolted in my 69.5 right in place of the original tiny rear - just a bit wider overall but no problems with the fitment of the rims or tires

 

It does not have bolt on rear cover, the tag says 8.8 on it though...was told the Ford had two different 8.8 rear ends...not true?

 

It's not an 8.8. What you are seeing that tag is referring to something else.

 

I just swapped a 8.8 into my 71, pretty easy swap. No narrowing required

8.8 has factory 4.10 gears 31 splines axels and trac loc posi with disc brakes.