Thread: 8 inch rear-end
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Old 02-21-2011, 05:07 PM   #9
Fordknut
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Default Re: 8 inch rear-end

The Maverick should be the same width as the '63-'65 Falcon, '63-'65 Comet and the 64-1/2-66 Mustang which is about the the same width as the full size Fords from '49 thru '59. The '66 and up Fairlane/Torinos with sixes and 302s had the 8 inch but were wider. Any Fairlane/Torino with a 351 or larger engine has the 9" rear. I once owned a '65 Falcon Sprint in which the pinion seal was leaking. I installed the "punkin'" out of a '70 302 Torino because the casting is stronger and the bearing larger.
I have an 8" rear out of a either a '65 Falcon or '66 Mustang ( can't remember which) for $150.00. 50 miles west of Albany; 10 miles south of Cobleskill.
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