8.8?

"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile) 08/08/2014 at 12:35 • Filed to: None

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Bonus points for anybody who can identify what abomination is in process here.

CalzoneGolem > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 08/08/2014 at 12:41

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60's jag rear end?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > CalzoneGolem 08/08/2014 at 12:42

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Nope. It's a Ford (ex-90s Thunderbird), going into something un-Ford.

Jedidiah > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 08/08/2014 at 12:43

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Ford 8.8 IRS?

Probably out of a Thunderbird

lone_liberal > CalzoneGolem 08/08/2014 at 12:44

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I think Jags had inboard brakes.

Jedidiah > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 08/08/2014 at 12:45

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Is it going into a Cobra kit?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Jedidiah 08/08/2014 at 12:54

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It's really just guesswork - I thought when I posted that the spindles had been swapped already, but I may have mis-read. I found the pic at peachparts under discussion of using it for a W123 Mercedes.

Jedidiah > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 08/08/2014 at 13:13

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Why would anyone do that? The W123 already has irs.

Unless they are making some serious power and need a stronger rear end, but then a solid axle swap would be better.

All kinds of mounts and things would have to be modified/fabricated on the mercedes to adapt the ford unit and then they risk introducing a geometry that is worse than stock.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Jedidiah 08/08/2014 at 13:32

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Limited slip. Factory limited slip setups for the W123 are not that great, rare, expensive, and pricey to keep going. There are some options, but few good ones.

To get the 8.8 to work, you wouldn't need much beyond custom driveshaft and custom CVs - it'd be simpler not to use Ford CVs all the way through, but not impossible to do that either. The front mounts on the Thunderbird IRS wouldn't be that hard to adapt, given that the W123 is set up the same way if only on one side. You'd need a custom bracket for the back and possibly to cut a hole for the two rear location/bushing bolts, but that's not that hard either.

Jedidiah > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 08/08/2014 at 13:36

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That makes sense.

I was unaware that limited slips for the W123 are not that great.