Ha, made ya look.... But seriously, I was thinking of using the 9 inch out of my 1992 f150(2 wheel drive ) for my car. Other than the ring n pinion gear size and possibly the over all length of the axles, is there anything else that migjt make a 9 from a truck less desirable than one from a car?
You are going to have to cut the rear down and get new axles if you use a truck rear . They are too wide for a car . In the end it will cost you more that you think to get that rear to fit . If you search the STICKY post the group has , you will see what rears fit the best for the car you have and what rears to look for . It's about 1/2 way through the post I think . I posted it there so people can see what rears will work the best for their builds and what cars they come from . If you can find a 9" rear from a early Mustang or Cougar that will be a good fit without having to cut the rear down to fit if you are lucky . Guys usually don't want to part with them . Honestly , unless you are building a big hp engine with lots of torque , Just pick up a Ford 8" rear from a Maverick , Mustang , Cougar and some other that will fit right under that car and those Ford 8" rears will hold a lot more torque & HP that people give them credit for ! You can usually score a good 8" rear from $100 to $200 for a complete rear . I have one sitting in my parts shed for my 55 if that Dana rear does break which I bet will last another 50+ years ! Just my opinion . Jim
Here you go ! Ford Outside WidthYearModel 56.50--1969-1977 Maverick 8" 57.00--1974-1978 Mustang II 8" 57.25--1957-1959 Ford, Ranchero, Station Wagon 57.25--1965-1966 Mustang 58.00--1966-1977 Bronco 58.00--1964-1965 Falcon 58.00--1977-1981 Granada/Versailles 58.50--1977-1981Versailles 59.25--1967-1970Mustang, Fairlane, Comet, Cougar 60.00--1967 Cougar 60.00--1958-1960--Edsel 61.00--1964-1971 Ford Full Size 61.00--1949-1951 Mercury 61.25--1957-1972 Ford F-100 Pickup 61.25--1960-1964 Ford Full Size 61.25--1971-1973 Mustang 61.25--1967-1973 Torino, Ranchero, Fairlane 63.00--1970-1979 Ranchero & Torino 63.00--1972-1979 Ford Full Size & Intermediate 63.50--1967 Fairlane (Coil Springs) 65.25--1973-1986 Ford F-150 Pickup 65.25--1978-1986 Bronco 65.25--1973-1986 Ford Van 3/4 Ton 68.00--1972 Ford Van 3/4 Ton 69.25--1977-1986Ford E-150 Van Outside Width Year Model 54.25--1983-2004 Chevy S10 2WD, GMC S15 2WD 57.75--1962-1964 Chevy II/Nova 57.75--1965-1967 Chevy II/Nova 58.00--1978-1988 Chevy Malibu, Monte Carlo 59.50--1968-1982 Corvette 60.00--1955-1964 Chevy Car 60.00--1967-1969 Camaro 60.25--1968-1979 Chevy II/Nova 60.50--1984-1995 Corvette 60.50--1964-1967 Chevelle 62.00--1955-1959 Chevy Pickup 62.50--1968-1972 Chevelle 62.50--1970-1981 Camaro/Firebird Mopar Outside WidthYearModel 55.60--1960-1976--7 1/4 A-body 55.60--1973-1976--8 1/4 A-body 55.60--1966-1972--8 3/4 A-body 55.60--All--8 3/4 A-body 56.00--1932-1934 -All Mopars 57.40--1963-1977--8 1/4 A-body 58.54--All--8 1/4-F-body 58.54--All--8 1/4- M-body 58.54--All--8 1/4- J-body 59.00--1935-1936-- All Mopars 59.14--1966-1972--9 3/4- B-body 59.20--1962-1972--8 3/4- B-body 60.00--1937-1948-- All Mopars 60.70--All--8 3/4- E-body 60.70--All--9 3/4- E-body 62.00--All--8 1/4- B-body 62.00--1971--1974-8 3/4- B-body 62.00--All--9 1/4- B-body 63.40--All--8 1/4- C-body 63.40--1971-1974--8 3/4- B-body S.W. 63.40--Al-l-9 1/4- C-body
The axles tubes are typically 3 1/4" while most hot rod suspension brackets are made for the standard 3" OD. Depending on what type of suspension you want to run this could be an issue. While I have not done it myself the Explorer 8.8 rear end is a popular junk yard model. They usually have decent gear ratio's and posi in some of them. There was a good post recently about sizes etc. Edit: Found one of the sites....Here is some good tech on reading codes and axle sizes etc. http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/Axles.html
Wheel bolt pattern may be different. For a long time, the trucks were 5 1/2 vs 4 1/2. Not sure when they stopped this.
My personal choice is a 9" from a '57-'59 Ford p***enger car, they bolt right in with little modifications. Everyone says they are expensive and getting hard to find but I bought one a few years ago for $100, I've seen them listed here in the HAMB cl***ifieds pretty reasonable. My second choice would be the '77-'81 Ford Granada and the Lincoln Versailles 9' rear, these bolt in with some modifications and they have much stronger axles than the earlier '57-'59 rear. The Versailles rear comes standard with disc brakes, I bought one from our local You-Pull-It yard a few years ago for $75. Both of the rears that I talked about have the correct 4 1/2" bolt pattern for '52-'59 Ford p***enger cars.
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