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What size axle for 351w?


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I'm gathering parts for my future project. I know a Ford 9" would be enough but just in case what else would be beefy enough for the 351 Windsor?

Ideas or anything else would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.
 
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What kind of 351?

A weezy 150hp 1970's boat anchor, 800hp with twins or somewhere in between?
 

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What do you have, 2wd or 4x4?

If your running 40,s get a floater.


Street stuff or under 35 in tires....8.8 might get it done fine.


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An explorer 8.8 will take a lot more abuse than you think. Lots of junkyard LS/ebay turbo builds putting 5-700 hp through an explorer 8.8
 

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It all depends on what your planning.

They used the 8.8 (31 spline) behind 351 F150s/Broncos from the factory.

Even the rangers factory 7.5 would hold for a while. But life depends on the power your feeding to it and the tires you got bolted to it.
 

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I always wondered what the ratios were with the old 2-speed axles. wish something like that was offered now, in a lighter axle
 

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I always wondered what the ratios were with the old 2-speed axles. wish something like that was offered now, in a lighter axle
Yes. Shifting to 8.11 on the trail could be handy. Of course there are doublers to put in the drive train. But having that function self-contained in the diffs would be nice.
 

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I always wondered what the ratios were with the old 2-speed axles. wish something like that was offered now, in a lighter axle
The problem with a lighter axle is size. There isn’t much room to spare inside an 8.8.
 

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9" with 35 spline quality axles would be a minimum imo
 

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What are you doing with it?

What do you have, 2wd or 4x4?

If your running 40,s get a floater.


Street stuff or under 35 in tires....8.8 might get it done fine.


Intention...data
It's gonna be a sleeper 2wd I want it to look sorta stock

I just need something that will be able to handle the 351w
 

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