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Old Sep 17, 2004 | 12:52 PM
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when did ford stop using the 9'' rear end
 
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Old Sep 17, 2004 | 01:02 PM
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1986 i think. the 8.8 came out in 1984 and that was the year ford started to phase out the 9. i know the 8.8 and the 9 were used side by side untill 1986 but ive also heard of some speacial orders getting the 9 all the way till 96
 
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Old Sep 17, 2004 | 01:51 PM
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Was it to save money? It was so easy to work on.
 
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Old Sep 17, 2004 | 04:39 PM
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My guess is the 8.8 is lighter and takes less power to spin. Which means 2/10s mile per gallon.
 
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Old Sep 19, 2004 | 02:34 AM
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Probably had more to do with a change in axle supplier. Visteon Corporation, http://www.visteon.com/technology/au...xle_spec.shtml, supplies the 7.5", 8.8", 9.75", 10.25" and now the 10.50" axles to Ford.
 

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Old Sep 20, 2004 | 12:14 PM
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I think I would have to agree with Socal.
 
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