These are the numbers off of my rear for my 1970 Maverick. It is a 10 bolt pumpkin and the tag reads... WVD-N OFD 3 00 8 511A Guessing this is a 8" wil 3.00 ratio? Thanks in advance!
Sounds like it. When you say 'pumpkin', you mean that it does NOT have a rear cover, right? If so, then it is probably 8". The 3.00 does mean the gear. If there was an 'L' in the empty space between the 3 and the zeros, that would mean trac-lok, limited slip, posi... What ever you wish to call it. The open space without an 'L' means open, or peg-leg differential. You don't have any reason to believe it might be a 9" do you? Do you know how to tell a 9"? They can sometimes be hard to tell from an 8" at a glance. The have a ten bolt front loading pumpkin too. On a 8", all ten bolts can be reached with a socket. If a socket does not go onto the lower couple bolts without hitting the case, then it is a 9" Your car was not available with a 9" stock, but the last 35 years could have seen one put in there. Dave
Ratio I didn't know about he socket test, I'll have to get to it later as I have left the shop already...and yes it does not have a rear cover. Thanks for the info
sounds like a stock 8" with 3.00 gears to me. does it have 4 or 5 lug. was the 5 lug rear offered in 1970. i can't remeber.
It is a 4 lug barikus..is it possible to change the 4 lug axles out for 5 lug axles or is a rear end swap the only way to get 5 lug?
You have to swap the entire rear. 5 lug axel will not fit in a 4 lug housing. Been there, tried that, measured it took pics ....
Thanks Jamie, that was great investigating.....looks like I'm off to the yards trying to score a 5 lugger
