has anyone installed a ford 9 in rearend in a 68 camaro,if so any recommendations and or tips

I'm not too sure that a '57 Ford 9" won't bolt right up to our springs??

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There was some talk about what is a direct fit and I seem to remember early 'Stangs and Broncos.... Try a search from the top of this page ?

has anyone installed a ford 9 in rearend in a 68 camaro,if so any recommendations and or tips

Sure... more than a few... and there are a few ways to go about this. What is your proposed budget in accomplishing this ??

money not a issue,i have a ford 9in rear end out of a 82 v-8 mustang,i measured from backing plate to backing plate and there right on,i installed new five leaf on rear layed rear end up on leafs and mounting brackets on the ford 9 in fell right in centering pins,just seems to dam easy,some has got to be wrong i'am not that lucky, duce

I'm running a 9" in my '68, but it's a Moser housing that's built to bolt in to a 1st gen F-body.

The first housing I put in my '69 was from a '67 Mustang. It was 3/4" narrower than the stock rear and all I had to do was move the spring perches on the housing.

One thing to look into is the axle spline count. To handle the hp that we all want, get a 31 spline at a minimum. While a 28 spline can handle a bit of abuse (high 12's with a sbc) a 31 will give you insurance. Or if you Really plan on high horses, a 35 or 40 spline...

Just found this and have no idea how accurate....


1957-59 Ford = 57 1/4"
60-64 Ford = 59 1/2"
57-59 Ranchero & SW = 57 1/4"
1964-71 Full sized cars = 61"
1979-81 Lincoln Versailles = 58 1/2"
1972-79 Ford intermediate & Full Size = 63"
70-79 Ranchero - Torino = 63"
73-86 Pickup = 65"
57-72 half-ton pickup = 61 1/4"
73-86 half-ton pickup = 65 1/4"
66-77 Bronco = 58"
1977-86 Ford F-150, Bronco = 65 1/4"
1977-86 Ford E-150 = 69 1/4"
77-81 Granada - Versailles = 58 1/2" Comes in Disk Brake also
67-70 Mustang - Cougar - Fairlane - Comet = 59 1/4"* (very popular)
70-73 Mustang family = 61 1/4"*
* Denotes gray area involving some of the earlier part being found on 70 Model year cars. Note: After 1970 all axles were the 31 spline style big axles. For 28 spline units the last 4 inchs were machined down for the 28 spline ends. If you shorten the axles more than 4 inches they are enough to make 31 spline.