new here and i've got a trick for ya'll

axle measured 55" from flange to flange. with the factory wheels on the rear end and 225/70-15s i have just enough clearance with out cutting fenders and i don't rub on the springs.

the reasons i didn't use a chevy 10 bolt and/or wait for the 8.75 to come my way. fact is, after looking under hundreds of A-bodies in my time i have yet to find even one 8.75" rear end. with the exception of the b-body one i put under my 72 dart.

1) WRONG bolt pattern for the wheels on the chevy
2) DISC brakes! on my ford part
3) the drive shaft worked w/o any further modification than a bastard u-joint
4) i snagged an extra e-brake cable off a neighboring car and the e-brakes hooked up just like the factory a-body parts (wouldn't happen with the chevy)
5) watched a guy in an S10 pull the front wheels off the ground twice in one nite with his 8.8. figured it couldn't be that bad.

i'm sorry some people don't appreciate making what you have available work, and at the same time improving my car's brakes and acceleration. i don't see a problem using a ford rear end, heck people put 9"s in everything under the sun.