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Old Nov 16, 2022 | 07:33 PM
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Axle length

Hey guys,
Got another 1954 f100 and am putting in a mustang II up front and a ford 9” in the rear. My question is, what length should I get the rack and axle tubes for the rear?
 
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Old Nov 17, 2022 | 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by lvestobwyked
Hey guys, Got another 1954 f100 and am putting in a mustang II up front and a ford 9” in the rear. My question is, what length should I get the rack and axle tubes for the rear?
Rear steering trucks require a two inch increase in track width to account for the extra Ackerman effect
 
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Old Nov 19, 2022 | 04:04 PM
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Are you asking about axle width?

Here might be a good resource for you:

https://www.ford-trucks.com/articles...sion-lowering/

Hope it helps. And hope you can find your axle. A good Ford 9 inch in my part of the world is as George Jones sung in a song " hotter than a 2 dollar pistol ".
 
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Old Nov 22, 2022 | 05:49 PM
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Thanks!! Exactly what I was looking for!!

QUOTE=hooler1;20635517]Here might be a good resource for you:

https://www.ford-trucks.com/articles...sion-lowering/

Hope it helps. And hope you can find your axle. A good Ford 9 inch in my part of the world is as George Jones sung in a song " hotter than a 2 dollar pistol ".[/QUOTE]
 
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