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Need help identifying rearend (pics)

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CarFreakGT

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I would appreciate any help that anyone can give me in identifying the rear in my 68 coupe. At some point, a PO has added front discs and I believe this rearend. It is five-lug w/ drums.

I'm finally getting the opportunity to clear out the garage and getting ready to work on the Mustang. Any help in identifying it would be appreciated. TIA.

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It looks like an 8" rearend. Does it still have the metal tag on the front side? That would help a lot to determine what it came out of and what's in it.
 

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definately an 8. you can tell by the oval shape
 

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shoguun said:
definately an 8. you can tell by the oval shape
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Thanks--I thought the 8" were oval, but couldn't remember if I was remembering wrong. I'll look for a tag on the front when I can get under the car better later this week. Where on the front would it be located?
 
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CarFreakGT said:
Thanks--I thought the 8" were oval, but couldn't remember if I was remembering wrong. I'll look for a tag on the front when I can get under the car better later this week. Where on the front would it be located?
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Under one of the retaining nuts on the front. A photo of the front taken from the right side would make it WAY easier to tell if it's a 8 or 9.
 
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The best way to tell is whether or not you can get a 9/16" socket (with the rachet on it)on the two bottom retainer nuts on the chunk. If you can, it's an 8". If not, it's a 9 inch.
 

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D.Hearne said:
The best way to tell is whether or not you can get a 9/16" socket (with the rachet on it)on the two bottom retainer nuts on the chunk. If you can, it's an 8". If not, it's a 9 inch.
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Thanks, D.Hearne. I am able to get the ratchet on--answers that question easily enough. Gracias!


2+2GT said:
Under one of the retaining nuts on the front. A photo of the front taken from the right side would make it WAY easier to tell if it's a 8 or 9.
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Thanks--I got a few pics. You can see the tag, but I don't think you can make out the numbers from the pic. It reads:
WDW AF 9DA
2.79 8(?--very faint) 551A

2.79 for the gear ratio, I understand. The 8 for 8-inch?

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Thanks again, everyone, for your feedback. This is a great learning experience for me!
 
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The "9DA" part is the assembly date code. 9= 1969, D= April (4th month), A= first week of the month.
 
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The 2.79 tells us it's a 2.79:1 conventional. A limited slip would be 2L79. The goop around it tells us it was removed and installed, and it's very obviously an 8" when viewed from the front.
 
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