Ford 9 inch

Hello, I will be installing a 1968 9 inch with 3.25 gears out of a 1968 Van. Will I be able to use my 1972 u-joints or will I need a special u-joint to match the driveshaft and 9 inch yoke?

Thanks
Tony

 

Full size van or falcon based?

 

Full size. Engine and trans gone.
Tony

 

It's probly got a 1310 u joint like the maverick but the yoke will be longer on a 9" so you may have to get the driveshaft cut for it , im sure your aware it will have to be narrowed and the brakes changed

 

Your full size van has a 5 on 5'' bolt pattern ? what are you duing for wheels????

 

Hello, my friend has a ford 9 inch housing out of a 66 mustang. So were going to use the pumpkin out of the Van, the axles and brakes out of my 8 inch and put all toghter inside the 9 inch housing. The 9 inch has 28 spline axles. I have to waite 2 weeks .

Thanks for all the info
Tony

 

9 inch rears came with 1310, 1330 and 1350 yokes. Any of which there's a combination U joint out there to mate to your driveshaft.

 

Does your friend know that his '66 Mustang 9" housing is a K-code housing and it's worth $1,000+ bare? Also the axle tubes are smaller diameter than the Maverick. Your spring plates and U-bolts won't swap out with this housing.

 

Not necessarily. I pulled one from under a 66 that originally came from a 57 Ford. At this point in time, any Mustang could have anything under it.