History 9in identification

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If that's a 5 then build date would be December 1 1965.

What it looks like to me is a truck housing and somebody has swapped in a differential from a Galaxie, Fairlane or some other Ford car.

 

Got it for 260$$
Looks like a good fit.


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Nine inch — see the goggle site listed above. Easy to tell if you look at the video. An eight inch has a flat spot on the top and the case has no ribs in the upper case.

 

So...when you take off the wheels, how wide is it, from wheel mounting surface to wheel mounting surface (drum to drum)? Inquiring minds want to know.

 

I’ll get back to you in a few!!




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I’m guessing it’s a pickup rear. Here’s my 66 Bronco rear, had a big drain plug. It’s the best picture I can get right now.
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I am gonna put it at 61”


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I might be off. Wheels still on


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Definitely not an early bronco, like was said they all have the hump on the rear, I have 3 of those rears.

 

61!!!!!

Is that gonna work on my 40 Ford?


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I've got one that's still in a bare 69 Bronco frame. It definitely does not have a pinion snubber. And it definitely measures 58" from WMS to WMS.

Mine was bought new by a defense contractor whose security guards used it for patrolling the plant site. Someone left it idling when they went into a buiilding to eat lunch and it had an engine fire. I bought the remains in 73 for $50 when they were auctioning off a bunch of stuff as the Viet Nam war was beginning to wind down. None of that is of any significance other than to say the rear axle is an original example and not some mish mash of parts.

One thing on mine that I've never seen on another early Bronco is that it has 16" tubeless wheels that are either 5 or 5.5 inches wide. All the others I've seen had 15" wheels.

 

no point in having a pinion snubber on a Bronco, The differential is over a foot away from the floor. The third member in question is more than likely from a 65-66 Ford car and the housing is early to mid-60's pickup.

 

So what would I identify this rear as?
It’s an early housing with a 65 diff.
At 61” long.
That’s makes it from what??
What would the common gears be?


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Outside
Width Year Model
56.50 1969-1977 Maverick 8"
56.50 1990-1992 Ford Ranger 8.8"
56.75 1995-2003 Ford Explorer 8.8" Narrowed w/2 short side axles
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 1977-1981 Versailles
58.50 1993-2009 Ford Ranger 8.8"
59.25 1967-1970 Mustang, Fairlane, Comet, Cougar
59.81 1995-2003 Ford Explorer 8.8" 31 Spline Disc Brake
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 1977-1986 Ford E-150 Van

 

Looks like an early pickup rearend. Bolt circle is 5.5" right?

 

You can count turns to figure out the ratio. Being an early 60s truck, expect something around high threes to low fours for the ratio.

 

I know it’s about 2” off from stock 40. Is this gonna mess up fitting under with parallel leafs and wheel/tires


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Fixable with wheel offset??


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Maybe you got ahead of yourself?

 

Got me.....


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Too narrow or too wide?

 

Is that too wide???


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I have one of those. Round back, came out of a 64 station wagon. Had nice big brakes on it too. 5 x 5 bolt pattern.

 

I think we knew that would happen.

OP....only you know with your car if a different offset wheel will work.

Now that we know you have a tape measure, start putting it to use.

 

My experience with 40 Fords The Bronco and Scout Ii rear axles are both 58 WMS to WMS and work great using 7 to 8 inch rear wheels with 0 to .5 inch offset. A 57 Chevy rear is 60 inches and work well with 6 to 7 inch wheels with 0 offset. My 40 runs either 6 inch F100 wheels or 7 inch Old Real Americans with 1/2 positive offset. They are close to the fender inside radius just about the wheel width limit IMO.Here are some pics with 58 inch rear and above mentioned wheels. A 61 inch rear would severly limit wheel choices. Later Bill

 

Yeah, it looks like you'll be fine, as long as you get wheels that will fit. We don't know if you are looking to run skinny or wide wheels, what tires, etc. The post above should get you started, though.

 

If it's too wide, you can always narrow it. Like was suggested earlier, set up the wheel and tires you want to run under the fenders where you want them, then measure from the back wheel mounting surface on each wheel. That will give you the width you need.

Even if you have to narrow it, it's still a good deal. 9" rears are getting hard to find. Good thing is you can buy everything you need from axles to bearings and seals to make it work like you want it to.