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Originally Posted by OP
I was trying to thing of a way to make a long boat tail on a small pick-up. The biggest obstruction was the rear wheels being so far outboard... A friend is trying to build a "race truck" (at least that's what I think he's trying to do) and asked me if I knew anything about Rangers because I have one.
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That's helpful. Have you calculated the amount needed to tuck the wheels in enough to clear The Template line? If it's 2-4" you may be able to achieve that with the wheel offset. Otherwise, you'd need a narrower axle. Consult
Suspension Measurements for examples. From there:
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Rear Axle Measurements
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56 1/2" 71-77 Ford Maverick 8",
57" 71-74 V-8 Mavericks 8", All '75-77 6's & 8's Maverick 5 Lug 8", 49-51 Ford, 57-59 Ford 9"
57 1/4" 64 1/2 - 65 Mustang
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59" 68-83 Corvette
60" 55-64 Chevy Car, 67-69 Camaro, 64-67 Chevelle, 68-74 Nova, 71-73 Mustang/Cougar, 84-95 Corvette
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The Model A frame is 40" wide at the rear crossmember, so that could be used. But a traverse spring requires a torque tube or ladder as in the pic you attached on the left. Consider a 4-bar Watts Linkage and coil-over set-up instead. This is in a Chevy S-10:
http://www.hotrod.com/cars/featured/1501-inside-the-quickest-street-vehicle-on-earth/