9in in a Maverick ? Really I would not use that one , probably a one of one produced OEM , got to be worth at lease a few thousand . Hemi has no more mechanical meaning other than head design , it does not produce any more torque in stock form than a V or Wedge of same cubic inch displacement . What you need to be concerned with is the amount of traction the tires and suspension have that will keep your hot rod tires breaking loose , once you break traction a bicycle chain will not break . I’m sorry I’ll stop being an AZZ , use what you have decided on and have tons of fun with your car . Hemi or not , good luck and be safe .
Now that was a bit confusing wasn't it. My fingers and brain communicate occasionally like they were married! The 9" housing was built for a Maverick so the 57" span was perfect for a 41 truck I'm building.
I had a M...rick with a nine inch in it, it also had a tube chassis and a small block Chevy with a Turbo 400 behind it, I'm thinking it didn't come that way either!
Fun fact about the 8-inch rear: The 8-inch 28 spline axles are the same as 9-inch 28 spline small bearing axles. While the 8-inch center section is not as strong as a 9-inch, there have been many 8-inch running on the street with 350-400 hp through street tires. Traction limited keeps parts from breaking.
Stock? I thought this was the HAMB. Before I bought the maverick housing I was looking at a 9" under a 69 Camaro. Probably a rare factory option.
Very similar thing happened to me and a friend, I had a 66 Fastback Mustang,289/ 4 speed transmission. I too stopped in the middle of the road, revved it up and dumped the clutch we took off and all of a sudden we came to a abrupt stop that damn near through us threw the windshield, when we got out to see what was wrong the yoke had come out of the transmission and while drive shaft was still spinning around underneath the car it got tangled up with the emergency cable and twisted around the driveshaft so bad we had to use a hacksaw to cut the cable before we could unbolt the pretzel-ed driveshaft. Expensive lesson. HRP
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