The further I dive into this, the more I confused I get. I have a Fairmont wagon that spent almost its entire life in California. It really was a "little old lady's" ride, and I got the receipts to prove it. It currently has the 3.3 but I'm leaning toward the T-Bird's 2'3 turbo motor with that same car's 4-lug 8.8 axle. I especially like the idea of four wheel discs and I just want a fun cruiser as I already have an '85 GT that's a bit impractical.
My problem is I bought a '83 LTD II wagon that was pretty well roached out but it did have few carrots that I wanted. A tailgate with the swing out glass and a good left rear door. At least the parts of the door that I needed were good. Anyway, to my surprise it also had a 8.8 rear end that I think came from a Turbo Coupe but I'm not sure since all the brake parts were in a pile and the guy selling the car only had it because somebody gave it to him to settle a debt. I started doing some measuring and found that the rear upper control arms were about 3/4" longer than the ones in my Fairmont. I'll stop her 'cause I think I'm already starting to sound stupid.
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