1936 suspension lowering question

[TJ]

Originally Posted by okiedokie

"I've done several of these conversions and prefer the 67-70 Mustang rear. "

Are you sure you don't mean 65-66 Mustang rears? I would think the 67-70 are too wide. I had a 70 under my 46 coupe that fit well, but seems too wide for a 36. A Maverick is perfect.

I have used the 67-70 Mustang rear. They are 59 1/2" axle flange to axle flange. I used the 7" wide wheel (solids) from Wheel Vintiques with the standard offset and they fit under the fenders just perfect with a 235X75 tire. Built 4 cars using the same rear end. The 65-66 rear is narrow like the Maverick at 57 1/2". You can use an 8" wheel with the correct offset with that rear end. Also the 67-70 rear will fall onto the Chassis Engineering spring kit without replacing the spring pads.