Vintage Thunderbird Club International

Does anyone know exact width of the rear axle for a 59 or 60 Tbird?

Drum to drum & backing plate to backing plate

Any info is greatly appreciated! Thank you and have a great day fellas

Does anyone know the true width of the rear axle of 63 Tbird?

Drum to drum & also backing plate to backing plate


Any info is greatly appreciated, need the info for wheel options thank you in advance !

Hey guys I have a question, I just finished rebuilding a power steering pump for my 63 and I originally was going to run AC on my car but decided not to since it’s an heater model car. I know the AC cars had a smaller diameter pulley than the heater modeled cars, those had a slightly bigger diameter...

Get it from rockauto they sell the ACC carpets for a much cheaper price then the actual ACC website, I also splurged and got the floor mats. Overall the quality is great

Getting ready to install lower control arm bushings on my fresh powder coated suspension parts, what is the best way to go about installing these? I have the holes nicely sanded with 320 very smooth I have the bushings themselves in the freezer for 24 hours so they will slide easier, wondering best ...

Good day y’all, I’m in the process of rebuilding my front brakes on my 63 , I have got both front backing plates powder coated and all fresh hardware ,shoes etc. haven’t got around to the drums themselves as of yet. Do original hubs have any specific markings them? I have 2 sets of front drums with ...

So I need to remove the front springs on my 63. Going to get my whole front clip engine compartment/firewall and inner wells media blasted so I can rebuild everything plus bodywork and paint so I can drop my motor in. I Only need to take off the springs one time since it will be on air ride, I know ...

No need, the car is getting airbags front & rear with a 4 link so the springs are going to the scrap pile What Four Link are you putting in? No one makes a kit specifically designed for these cars. Are you building your own? [/quote] I’m using a kit off a 64 Lincoln continental. As you know the...

61Bulletbird wrote: ↑Fri Jul 15, 2022 7:28 pm Hi,

I used Rare Parts.
Good quality and made in the USA.

Warren

Great thanks I’ll look into it!

stove wrote: ↑Sat Jul 16, 2022 12:54 am Replace your springs front and rear. They are dead.

Eaton Detroit sells to the public.

I can not possibly stress how vital this is. You won't believe it till you do it.

No need, the car is getting airbags front & rear with a 4 link so the springs are going to the scrap pile

WNC Bird wrote: ↑Thu Jul 14, 2022 7:01 pm Downlow,

It may be obvious from your name but what year car do you have? There are front end parts that are different for 63 vs 61 62.

Ken

hey Ken! It’s a 63

Just wondering who should I get the front end rebuild kit from? I’ve seen there’s many vendors that sell their own kits but unsure which are good quality or bad quality and to stay away from.

claybreaker 144 wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 12:41 pm I sold a couple of these and I checked my add text on Craigslist and my listing said 62" drum face to face. Hope that helps!

Yes thanks a ton! Appreciate it

Does anyone know the width of the stock 9” that’s on a 61-63 Tbird? I just traded one and if I remember correctly I believe it was 61” drum to drum but I’m unsure I traded for a 58-60 9” because I’m running reverse wheels with skirts . 14x7 to be exact . I know that the 58-60 axle is about 57-58 wide.

Alan H. Tast wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 7:36 pm Are you trying to figure out what size of rear axle bearing you need? Tbirds used the larger size, not the small one.

Hey Alan, no I have the bearings but I was trying to figure out the center measurements.. I provided a picture for an example.