[cah428]

Hi there,

For the '66 that my dad worked on but I now have, he did the rear-end swap (and put in the 302) that I've seen some posts about.
It was actually a '79 Lincoln Versailles, which I have come to learn was pretty much a re-badged Granada.
But it does give the car 4 disc brakes.

Dad also left notes that it has a "9-inch rear over 28 spline axles" which I'm not quite sure what that means.
Unfortunately Dad was the car guy, and I am in the process of learning.

Could I trouble for just a little about this from anyone who has experience with this?

I'd like to know a little about the mechanics of it, what it does for the car (besides the disc brakes), and if you've run into any issues with it?

Another thing I know is that the parking brake doesn't quite work like it should, and I'm wondering if that's a result of this and if it can be corrected easily or if I should just keep a brick under the driver's seat to slap under the wheels when I park.

Thanks!

-Corey

 

[cah428]

Thanks for the information everyone - a lot more than I expected - and very much appreciated.
This winter I'll get my first chance to really get to crawl around under it and get a look at some of the stuff that's going on. Since there were so many pictures & posts, I'll probably come back and update this thread with photos when I do.

But I really appreciate all the things to check out and move ahead with.