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Projects Rear end identification please

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by StarDiero75, Sep 19, 2017.

  1. StarDiero75
    Joined: Jan 15, 2017
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    Howdy everyone!

    So my rear end is needing some love and I thought it was a ford 8 in but it may be a 7.5. Can anyone please tell me what it is so I can start rebuilding it?
    It's got an octagon shape and 8 bolts.
    20170919_133357.jpg Thanks everyone!
     
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  2. StarDiero75
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    It's out of a 64 or 65 Falcon with a 6.
     
  3. 64 DODGE 440
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    64 DODGE 440
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    from so cal

  4. StarDiero75
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    So it's not an 8"? I'm not a rear end guy, but the 8" pulls out from the front right? Then what's this?
     

  5. onetrickpony
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    from Texas

  6. Mr T body
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    If you're at a point where you can upgrade to an 8 or 9", I would do it now. Ring and pinion sets are scarce as hen's teeth and they aren't they strongest diff to start with. You can find bearings and seals, but if there's an issue with anything else you're SOL.
    My kid managed to strip the teeth on the ring gear and I wound up going with an 8".
     
  7. StarDiero75
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    Would a 8" be a direct fit? I'm looking at one on Craigslist. It's complete with the drums as well too. Would anything need to be done to the driveline to make it work?
     
  8. Mr T body
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    The tape measure is your friend. Measure wheel mounting surface to wheel mounting surface and look for something the same. I would think early V8 falcon would be close to bolt in. Driveshaft will be different, maybe brake hose.
     
  9. onetrickpony
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    Wheel bolt pattern can be different on 8" depending on what it came in.
     
  10. StarDiero75
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    A 8" out of a 66 mustang is about 2 1/2" narrower than the 7.25 I got now, what will that do to the car?
     
  11. Lost in the Fifties
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    If that differential is original to the Mustang, it should be a bolt-in.
     
  12. It is the rare 8 bolt henway.
     

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