The continental mark vii later changed to lincoln mark vii is a rear wheel drive luxury coupe that was produced by lincolnintroduced in august 1983 for the 1984 model year the continental mark vii shared its ford fox platform with the ford thunderbird mercury cougar and lincoln continentalthe fox platform was originally introduced for the 1978 ford fairmont and mercury zephyr. Does anyone know what width it has between the wheel mounting surfaces.
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Lincoln mark vii rear end width. I bought some parts from a lincoln mark viii for my new rear suspension. Lincoln mark viii came with aluminum center sections that are 15lbs lighter than the iron one. The brochure for the 1995 lincoln mark viii lsc claims a 0 60 mph 97 kmh acceleration time of 75 seconds. Register login search enjoy. The thunderbirds were available with and without rear disc brakes. Since i didnt buy the whole rear suspension its kind of hard to know what width it should be drive shafts are floating versions.
The mark viii lsc used the same 4r70w automatic transmission as the standard mark viii but featured a more aggressive rear axle ratio of 3271. Like i said lincoln mark7 lsc svo mustang and fox body saleens use a rear axle that is 125 wider per side than the 87 93 mustangs and 1999 and newer mustang rear axles are about 1 716 wider on each side than a 79 93 mustang so with that being said the lincoln mark vii rear end is about 316 narrower on each side than a 99 mustang. 1984 1987 lincoln continental and 1984 1990 lincoln mark vii rotors have a 5 x 4 12 inch bolt pattern on an 11 inch diameter rotor. Most guys build their engine for 400 to 550 ftlbs of torquethat needs a stronger rear such as a 9 fordthere are companies that make 9 ford irs such as dutchmani have their forged axles. Axles were 14 inch c clip type open roller bearing axles. The lincoln mark vii club exists to restore preserve maintain and promote lincoln mark viis.
The whole thing unbolts with. The seller told me it was 585 between the mounting surfaces but i would appreciate if anyone could confirm this. When you find a rear you like just ask for the whole rear clip from the car. Wed aug 08 2012 159 am. These are commonly referred to as the small ford axles. The mark viii had 308s stocknot that you couldnt order other gearsthe rear is rated at 330 ftlbs of torquewith some safety factor built in.
We recommend one with the discs free upgrade from a drum brake solid axle.
Gallery of Lincoln Mark Vii Rear End Width
