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imp said:

No idea when Ford introduced the 8.8, maybe after '82. 9" was in use until mid '80s, I believe. 7.5" w/ V-8 seems almost improbable.

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7.5" was under V8 Mustangs from '79-85. 8.8s showed up in 1986 in V8 cars. The 9" wasn't used in Mustangs at all after 1973. Mustang IIs had 6.25" or 8" differentials, all 79-85 cars had 7.5s.

imp said:

@johnt785 For comparison, F-150 got rid of the tried and true "5 on 5-1/2" in favor of a metric dimensioned "5 on 135mm" in 2004, thus making it impossible to use those nice, factory alloy wheels on earlier trucks.

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Ford went six-lug on the F150 in 2004 (excluding the one-year only F150 "Heritage" and the 2004 Lightning, which had the same 5-lug pattern Ford used since 1997).

imp said:

I fail to understand why Explorer 5-lug wheels, 5 X 4-1/2, and other related parts, are not compatible with Fox Mustang. Explain, please? imp

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Wheels: Ugly, heavy, likely backspacing issues. Brake parts: Spindles are different, hubs are different, axles are different. Although, around where I live, it's sadly common to see Explorer/Ranger wheels on budget-built classic Mustangs.