Ok,here is what I need help figuring out.I have a friend with a 1979 Mercury Cougar XR7,rear end is the only thing left.Trying to figure out if it has an 8.8 or a 9 inch.Couldnt get under car far enough to get any numbers,however the end of the axle shaft has 4 holes in the center section,not one big one ,not 2 small ones with a smaller one in the center.I personally have never seen one like it.Does any one have an idea as to its size? I have looked on several other sites but got no indication as to what I am looking for.
Mercury rear axle assy.
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cavemanmoron
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Mrmopartech
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Look under the car to see if there is a cover to remove?If there is no cover,its a 9" ford rear end.If there is a cover,its a 8.8,Mrmopartech
Thanks guys,it has no cover in rear its solid and the punkin comes out the front.so it must be a 9 inch.In fact the fellow who owns it came by today and said it was for a fact a 9 inch,he just did not know if it was a small axle shaft or large.
ta3834bbl
68 cuda 383 project
What year did they stop making the 8" ford rear, the one that looks very, very similar to the 9"?
Rick 5150 69
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A ford nine inch, quick id is, if you can get a socket on the two lowest bolts holding the center section on, it is an 8 inch, you can only get a wrench on a ford 9, also Mercury used a 8.75 inch rear axle, not one of fords better plans, so gear sets are limited. Rick
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