Can someone give me the width measurement of the maverick 8inch rear? I want the width from where the wheel bolts against the drum to the same on the other side. Thanks.....Dave
Hmmmm, this article says 56 1/2, Hmmmm? http://mmb.maverick.to/showthread.php?t=80610&highlight=rearend&page=3
I went outside and measured again. The tape measure is hooked on the other side of an 1/8" thick angle iron so minus 1/8" to get the total. Looks closer to 55-3/4". Sure is a far way from 56-1/2" This is a 76 Granada (below) It's right at 57-3/4"...not 58-1/2"
Hey Dave, I got 56.5" on the one I just picked up in the Springs. I measured from outer drum cover to outer drum cover.
What year rear end? I heard the later years were wider. I do know the later rear ends have different axle tubes. http://mmb.maverick.to/showthread.php?t=84148
I'm not 100% sure but it may have come from a late model...I want to say '77. I hooked the tape measure to the center nut on the pumpkin and got 29.5" and the flipped it and got 27". What year did they change width, '75?
So you measured the width of the same 9/16" nut twice and the thickness of both brake drums? If so, after doing the math, we measured about the same distance without have a micrometer or laser light on hand
I hooked the tape on the nut on the first measurement and then just butted it against the nut on the second. Double checked and it is 56 1/2" but it was 27 1/2" and 29" mixed my 1/2". I tried to get the '74 but it's not jacked and my tank and traction bars make it hard to get to. I know it's at least 55"...haha. Can't do better.
Maybe the '71 does have a narrower rear end than the '73-up. I would like to know if anyone can confirm this on their 71 or 72 5-lug 8"
I would think 74 would have been the change, if any, that's when they went to the larger hub at the end of the axle ?
