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MarauderPU
12-23-2009, 08:53 PM
I need to narrow my Marauder rear end about 1.5 inches on each side. Has anybody had this done? The rear tubes taper to a smaller size as they get closer to the bearing retainer and this could make the narrowing process a little more complicated when welding the bearing retainer back on.

Thanks

Karl
FordNut
12-23-2009, 09:09 PM
Nobody I know of has narrowed one of them. Possibly the easiest thing to do is get a rear end from an earlier model Crown Vic, as they are a little narrower. Not sure about the brackets for control arms and such, but I'm pretty sure the brakes and axle ends are the same.
martyo
12-23-2009, 09:18 PM
I have.

Not easy or cheap.
SC Cheesehead
12-24-2009, 06:16 AM
TooManyFords has a narrowed rear end on his car, doesn't he? Can't recall if it was OEM or aftremarket.
Joe Walsh
12-24-2009, 06:18 AM
TooManyFords has a narrowed rear end on his car, doesn't he? Can't recall if it was OEM or aftremarket.

I think that his is an aftermarket (high dollar) 9" rear.
fastblackmerc
12-24-2009, 06:48 AM
I think that his is an aftermarket (high dollar) 9" rear.

That would be the way to go, aftermarket 9" Ford rear. Bulletproof!
ImpalaSlayer
12-24-2009, 10:17 AM
im pretty sure TMF had a narrowed 8.8 and then switched to his new 9 inch set up. id do what fordnut said and go with a 02 and older cv rear end. should be about the size you need.
offroadkarter
12-24-2009, 11:28 AM
Nobody I know of has narrowed one of them. Possibly the easiest thing to do is get a rear end from an earlier model Crown Vic, as they are a little narrower. Not sure about the brackets for control arms and such, but I'm pretty sure the brakes and axle ends are the same.


should be the same, the rear suspension was the same for 1998+
glassman99
12-24-2009, 01:27 PM
A properly set up 8.8 is also bullet proof and cost less than a 9 inch.
MarauderPU
12-25-2009, 06:06 PM
Thanks guys for all the input. So are we all sure that the 2002 Crown Vics had a slightly narrower rear end? I like that idea. I supposes I could swap all my current Marauder brakes and internals over to the CV rear end.
martyo
12-25-2009, 06:55 PM
A properly set up 8.8 is also bullet proof and cost less than a 9 inch.

Truth.







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DTUB
12-25-2009, 08:32 PM
Why do you want to narrow your rear end?
ImpalaSlayer
12-25-2009, 08:45 PM
Thanks guys for all the input. So are we all sure that the 2002 Crown Vics had a slightly narrower rear end? I like that idea. I supposes I could swap all my current Marauder brakes and internals over to the CV rear end.

im 99% sure yes. my tuner just tried to get axles for an 02 hes working on and who ever sent him the axles sent him ones for an 03+ because he said the axles were like like 2 inches too long.
massacre
12-26-2009, 09:27 AM
If you do narrow the rearend, you could have 9" ends welded on at the same time.
martyo
12-26-2009, 07:06 PM
If you do narrow the rearend, you could have 9" ends welded on at the same time.

Yep, that is what I did.
ImpalaSlayer
12-26-2009, 07:06 PM
Yep, that is what I did.

whats the benefit with this?
FordNut
12-26-2009, 08:33 PM
If you do narrow the rearend, you could have 9" ends welded on at the same time.


Yep, that is what I did.


whats the benefit with this?

Safety and NHRA rules.

It eliminates the need for the c-clip and is much more reliable than the commonly used c-clip eliminators. It keeps the wheel from leaving the rear end when an axle breaks.