Re: [Amc-list] Another Rear Axle option!

[Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Yeah, and to top it off IIRC the bolt pattern is 5X4.5" on the Crown Vics. 8.8" housing too.
Plenty good as-is, lots of aftermarket parts if you do manage to break it.
  I wonder what the outside width measurement of the lower control arms is? Would they be close enough to allow them to be installed without a full crossmember, as in would they fit snugly or cloes to the inside subframes of  the Ambassador and allow the installation of pockets to mount the lower control arms to. Where to the upper control arms mount? Will they clear "things" with out intruding on rear seat space? The uppers should due to the fact the Crown Vic probably has less space then the Ambassadors and Classics.

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Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5

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From: "Swygert, Francis G MSgt 436 CES/CECM" <Francis.Swygert3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2007 01:37 AM
> From: John Elle <johnelle@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> What you described is a standard four link. Along with a Panhard rod it
> would be easy to install. There are aftermarket four link kits, but if
> the axle is the right width (the 99 LTD is Fox body based IIRC -- sort
> of an oversized Fairmont, so it should be close) that sounds like a lot
> cheaper way to get everything. It's something I'll have to remember!! 
> 
> -------------
> I spent a few hours in a Police car wrecking yard today
> and took a short look at the rear axle arrangement of a
> '99 Ford LTD Cop Car.
> It had disc brakes, a very simple 4 link rear axle that
> looked not unlike AMX torque links in configuration
> but unequal length, with the uppers shorter than the
> lowers and the lowers were about 18 inches long and
> very simply mounted on the sides of the "chassis" with
> coil springs holding the axle down. I did not look to see
> what was there that did the job of a panhard bar but
> nothing on the car looked overly difficult to fabricate.
> With the discussions on changing out torque tube
> rear axles, this one has not come up yet but sure looks
> promising.  The mounting configuration on the sides
> of the chassis seemed to be something that would
> work on a uni-body AMC type car to me.
> 
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