i will be starting my 30 roadster soon. any input on the drive train i am thinking about would really help. option 1 - 327 t-5 trans and 66-77 bronco rear end? OR option 2 - 327 t-5 trans and quickchange rear end? any thoughts? or help
Well if you plan to run a T-5 transmission, you've already determined that you'll be open drive. Some of the old Quick Changes were torque tube, so you'll want to stay away from them. It really comes down to you budget. The Ford rear is a junkyard item, the quick change could set you back a considerable amount of money. Have you considered using a Ford rearend....and (gasp!) attaching a quick change cover to give it the "look"?
I think only the very early Bronco rear ends are narrow enough. I'd go with a Maverick eight inch myself.
are the maverick rear ends hard to find? are they 5x5 1/2 bolt pattern? can't a quickchange be made to work? thanks
If you have the $$ for a quickie, then do it......nothing beats it for looks and they sound cool runnin' down the road... Maverick's are 5 on 4 1/2.......easy to find though....
You need a banjo rear and the quickchange to build a rearend.....The Hot Rod Works (I think) has updated 9" axles to run in the banjo bells and open drive conversions...If you don't want to run the stock, keyed axles... Check with some of the Alliance vendors.....Cyclone Kevin has the QC's....
The '66 -'77 Broncos ARE the "early" ones and they already have the 5 on 5 1/2" bolt pattern. And they are narrow. If you already have acess to one, grab it and go. As someone else said, a Q.C. could be alot of work or a lot of money or both.
HMMMM... Depends on what you want to do with your ride. If you're going to just drive it, then go with a fixed gear rear. If you want to romp it and stomp it, then personally I'd go with the quick change rear. I don't mind getting under neath and changing the gears for the long haul drive, and once I'm there, change to some stop light to stop light gears. Then you have the best of all worlds. Yes a quick change will set you back more outright and than fixed rear end, but if you don't like the way it's geared, it's a whole lot easier to change out quick change gears, than it is to change out the punkin. IMO HellRaiser
Every one has rear end questions! Oh,sorry. First of all don't even think about early Ford keyed axles with any more torque than a Moped. Next is MONEY, a Ford 9" is relatively bullet proof and plentiful - but, If you're ready to raise the price of poker, nothin' looks as cool as a QC.
The pumpkin is centered ,therefore the pinion is not . If you cannot find a Bronco try a Heavy Duty 62 to 67 Econoline the rear is the same. Most are 4-1/2 but ones such as the Ma Bell fleet units were 5 on 5-1/2. People are wise to the usefulness of the Bronco and the prices are going up, the E-line is often overlooked and cheap...
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