Ford 9" rear end
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joe smith
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Way back in the early 90's I had Dutchman build a bolt in 9" for my 77 Chev stepside.. At that time I could not find any parts for the 10" or 12" ( can't remember) to work on what was in it....
It solved a multitude of problems with So many options available with a 9"...
It solved a multitude of problems with So many options available with a 9"...
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Are you looking to replace the rear end with a stock 9"? What's in it now? If you're looking for a stock 9", you're wasting your time but if you're talking about aftermarket, that's a different ball game but you will pay the price to get into that game.
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Then you better go aftermarket because the stock 9" isn't much stronger than the 8 3/4 if it is in the first place....or you can possibly adapt the rear end from a Hellcat.....? We all know that one will hold up I think.
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My first call would be to Doc Diff https://www.doctordiff.com/drivetrain/ford/
Don't think he sells housings but he would know who to go to....
Just buy a drop in strange or Moser unit.
Built proper, built to your spec.
A stock 9 is weaker than an 8 34.
Once there's no stock left in it, that changes.
Built proper, built to your spec.
A stock 9 is weaker than an 8 34.
Once there's no stock left in it, that changes.
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Yup....but it's not that much....and when you're making 700+ horsepower, what's a little inefficiency lol Gotta hand it to the aftermarket though with the way they catered to the 9 with all the different gear ratios. Thing is, there's lots of people running 10's and even into the 9's with the 8 3/4. I wouldn't do it but it's being done....
But.... there's an upside! The driveshaft is lower so your floor hump in your Lincoln won't be so prominent!
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Aha! So that's why they built the 9 like that!But.... there's an upside! The driveshaft is lower so your floor hump in your Lincoln won't be so prominent!
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Yep , and the made their engine bays narrow so that they could design heads with crappy exhaust ports!Aha! So that's why they built the 9 like that!
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Yep , and the made their engine bays narrow so that they could design heads with crappy exhaust ports!
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In the mid 70's I was looking for 57 Ranchero....found a few but all were in sad shape. Thought it was kind odd that I didn't see hardly any 57 Ford sedans or hardtops....at least ones that were not junk. My room mate in 1970 found a 57 2 dr sedan that was straight and solid but the paint on it was shot. The cars of the 50's just didn't seem to hold up very well imo. My dad's 56 Plymouth Sports Coupe had rust around the tops of the headlights and rockers when it was only 4 years old but that was up in the rust belt. A buddy of mine in high school had a nice looking 59 and one day he was blowing off the water after washing it and the air steam lifted a good chunk of paint off. That happened in 68 and we both thought the paint was original but that taught me (and him) to never use pressurized air to dry off a car lol
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