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    Posted: 25-June-2018 at 7:30AM
Is a 72 Mark IV rearend identical to a Torino rearend?

Specifically  are the axle lengths the same?  How about the small axle bearings the  72 Torino has?
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Rockatansky Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25-June-2018 at 10:24AM
i don't think the small bearings made it to the end of the 72 production year,

i had to reference the D1xx part number on the seal to a 1971 Mustang to get the small diameter seals for my 72


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The '72 Mark VI rear axle assembly has a 9 3/8" center section, 31 spline small bearing axles, 11" drum brakes(these can be sold for $$, small bearing big drums and 5 on 4.5" bolt circle) and it will bolt right into a '72 to '79 intermediate. I have one under my '79 Ranchero, but it has some "goodies" in and/or on it. Biggest issue is finding ring and pinion gears and carriers, no aftermarket support for these.  
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Rockatansky Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25-June-2018 at 12:46PM
but the MKIV housing is a go for bolt in to any 72+ Intermediate?

i get so confused

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Originally posted by Rockatansky Rockatansky wrote:

but the MKIV housing is a go for bolt in to any 72+ Intermediate?

i get so confused

 
The '72 Mark IV housing uses the same rear suspension and upper/lower control arms as a '72+ intermediate and it was a direct bolt-in for my Ranchero, I found this as a positive kind of surprise.
 
Rock, do not feel so all alone, I am almost always in the state of confusion Confused. LOL
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i used a 77? mark V housing in mine direct bolt in, was a 9" and big tapered roller bearings disc brakes Wink and was a 1/4" narrower at the wheels vs my torino rear end
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Originally posted by californiajohnny californiajohnny wrote:

i used a 77? mark V housing in mine direct bolt in, was a 9" and big tapered roller bearings disc brakes Wink and was a 1/4" narrower at the wheels vs my torino rear end


Just make it up with back spacing on the wheels?
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it was only a 1/4" overall that's 1/8" each side , nothing to worry about Wink
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The axle will bolt right in. Drum brake cars are "usually" a 9", and disc brakes 9 3/8".
If you get a 9 3/8", 9" center chunk should bolt right in, as the 9 3/8" center bolts into a 9" with minor clearancing.
73-76 non-disc rears from Tbird or Mark IV will bolt in and have bigger drums and the 5x5 pattern if you want to use fullsize front rotors and wheels.
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Originally posted by Big Bird Big Bird wrote:

The axle will bolt right in. Drum brake cars are "usually" a 9", and disc brakes 9 3/8".
If you get a 9 3/8", 9" center chunk should bolt right in, as the 9 3/8" center bolts into a 9" with minor clearancing.
73-76 non-disc rears from Tbird or Mark IV will bolt in and have bigger drums and the 5x5 pattern if you want to use fullsize front rotors and wheels.
 
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 Not trying to be argumentative but...…. In all my years of junkyard "raiding" and online research, I have never seen or come across a factory rear disc brake 9 3/8" axle assembly, all were drums.  I am certain you already know the 9" assemblies came factory equipped with disc brakes in certain Lincolns, Mercurys and '75-'76 T-birds, but never a '72-'79 intermediate(Mark's and Versailles' are not considered intermediates).
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I was under the impression that they were using the 9 3/8 rear for disc/ABS due to axle chatter interfering with the early ABS (73-74). I knew they had the 9" bugs worked out for the Versailles/ Mark V, but thought they were still screwing with the 9-and-change through 75-76.
Versailles was a tarted-up Granada (66-69 Falcon family) and has nothing in common with the 72-79 intermediates.
Whether or not Ford/Lincoln considered them intermediates, Mark IV/V and 72-76 Thunderbird are a variation of the 72-79 intermediate. They use the same basic frame, just lengthened (4-door wheelbase) with the same suspension, axles etc. Body construction on these is something we would all be familiar with.
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   The last year for the 9 3/8" center section was the '72 model year(from what info I have gathered or seen with my own eyes). My '72 Mark VI differential had the anti-skid brake system parts in place when I pulled it, in fact the tone ring is still there on the pinion.
  The 9 3/8" rear assemblies were installed between '65 and '72, I have found them in full size cars and F100 trucks(I got a 9 3/8" 4-pin Trac-lok case from a '71 F100).
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