CV conversion done, what rear end?
 

Hey guys i just ran across this forum for the unibodys. Awesome!! Well i have a 62 Unibody that i have been messing with for about a year now.. Between kids baseball and cheerleading they keep me running and broke all the time.. I installed a 2004 crown vic front end out of a police interceptor ( 5x4.5) and now i need a rear end to match. I have heard of people using a rear end out of a 96-98 explorer and ones from a crown vic. Anyone have any comments on what would fit better (width wise)? Anyone have any pictures of these installs..Thanks For the help... I went to the lonestar Roundup in Austin this weekend and only saw about 4 unis out there so I'm pumped to get mine going...

I used a MN12 IRS under my bump with a CV IFS. Team321 LLC Ford Truck Independent Rear Suspension (321)960-5945 dheld@cfl.rr.com makes a mount kit that makes the install quite easy. It is quite a bit narrower than the CV IFS which allows for a deep dish type wheel on the rear. You can check out my build at https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...irs-build.html I have a pretty well detailed install of the IRS. There are several guys putting the IRS in the '48-'52 pickups and a few doing it in the '53-56 pickups as well. If it is something you would be interested in you should be able to locate quite a bit of info on the install.

Thanks elgemcdlf for the info. I have not ran across one of those swaps before it looks like it would ride amazing compared to the traditional solid axle , spring setup... I ll do some more reading on your build to see what all is completely involved in it.

Thanks
62 Unibody

I'm waist deep in cv install but I'm also doing motor and trans upgrades as well I'm gonna run a 98 cv rear end for the same width. All depends on the wheels I suppose any pics of your swap

When I started on my journey I decided wheels would just be something custom built for the truck when finished. A note on the MN12 IRS. The bolt circle is 5x4.25. You can swap in hubs from a Cobra IRS with the rotors. You will also need a set of brackets that move the calipers out to clear the larger rotors. I also have a list of rotors that should work with the 4.5 circle & stock caliper location.