What Other 28 spline 9" rear ends were there? Options?

[fordman]

yea i got an axle out of a car before. i don't know what car. it was a galaxie or ltd or something like that. my dad had it he said it came out of a car.

[flyboy2610]

http://www.fordification.com/rearends-ford.htm

[rs899]

Thanks Flyboy=

I didn't see that listing. I'll print it out and take it to the junkyard with me. I think the best bet will be to look for a set of 31 spline axles that will fit my truck. There were some bumpside trucks that had them.

Anyone know of any post-72 trucks that had 28 spline axles?

[Wes]

swap out the side gears and pinion gears, use yours in the new carrier

[rs899]

Wes-

Tell me more Is this easy to do or does it require the kind of precision and tools one usually thinks of when toying with differentials? I really don't want a new career....

Rick

[fordman]

i think it would be easy to do. all you have to do is pull out both axles pull out the center chunk. remove the spider gears that the axles go into put the new spider gears in put the chunk back in the housing and put the axles back in. but in doing that you have to make sure the axles are the same length as your old axles.

[FORDification]

Here's some info I found on another forum which lists the overall widths of various Ford rearends:

outside
Width Year Model
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
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
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

[Wes]

it's very easy to swap pinion and idlers gears, if non posi. Only thing you want to do before you disassemble anything is mark all the gears so you can rematch the teeth. You must swap all 4 gears, I would keep the pinion idler shaft w/ original gears as well. Also make you you keep any shims w/ the gear it was with. Your old axles should fit as you will be using same housing.

[rs899]

Thanks guys-

It SOUNDS easy enough- I'll have to dig up a picture of what you are taliking about- but there's not going to be any dial indicator work or brain surgery doing this, right? I'll go get that 2.75 pumpkin and a 3.25 one for good measure and see what works best .

You definately don't see many 60's Galaxies, Torinos, Fairlanes or Mustangs in the upullit yards around here. You are lucky to see the dregs of a bumpside truck like ours....

Rick

[Big D's 69]

I happen to have a set of 31 spline axles that will fit our trucks. Don't know what they come out of. I gave a guy 10 dollars for them and a posi 3.50 carrier to boot. I think I got a good deal.

[rs899]

No, I think you got screwed. Would $20 for them lessen the sting?

[fordman]

10 bucks for allof that was a good deal i think but 20 is better

[Big D's 69]

I hear ya guys. I do feel the sting. I kinda felt guilty but hey I never pass up a good deal.