Show us your REAR END

Hummmm...I get the funny feeling that somehow by helping you Vamp_77, I will end up being at the butt end of a joke.....

That being said, on the right hand side of your differential, on the cover bolt should be an identification tag with the axle size (ie 7.5, 8.8), gear ratio and stamping number.

Hope that helps.

The ID tag is usually on one of the upper bolts, and I don't see it there. It does look a lot like the 7.5 in my Zephyr, you could always take the cover off and measure the ring gear, since it looks like your cover is leaking anyway.

Here is a link for the 7.5 : Ford 7.5 - 10 bolt rear cover with 7.5 ring gear. Has c/clip axles with 28 splines.


Here is the link for a 8.8 : Ford 8.8 - 10 bolt rear cover with 8.8 ring gear. Rear applications have c/clip axles in both 28 and 31 spline. Front applications are in late model IFS Ford s and will have 28 spline axles using CV joints.

I would say you have a 7.5 with a sway bar.

what year mustang? i believe they had an IRS at one point, so...

it looks exactly like my cougar 7.5 that i put in my mont

fox81 said:

Here's my pretty Arizona rear. Stock 2.3/auto car

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So that's what a non New England car looks like.

andfab99 said:

So that's what a non New England car looks like.

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they all look better than midwest cars. damn road salt...rrr:

like in Chicago, 1/4 inch of salt for 1/8 inch snow, or less...:shocked:

:ciappa::ciappa::ciappa::ciappa: Sorry had to do it! :crazy::cornut::ihih::devil:

Wow. I can still find my old crap posts lol

I remember you... haha

Ya... and I just postedin the f/b fairmont group some pics I found of when we stopped in by u

Oh, I see that now. Nice pics. I'm not in that group anymore because they allow Chevy engine swap cars. I argued with Karl quite a bit about it. I help manage a new group that's Ford-only.