First appearing in 1977, the 8.8 Ford rear axle is found in almost all Ford V-8 cars from '86 on, and in V-6-powered Rangers and Explorers. There are 24 different Fords that offered the 8.8 rear axle.

Remember when the only rearend for any serious project was a Ford 9-inch? Introduced in the late 1950’s, Ford’s bulletproof rear axle was tucked under everything from trucks to T-buckets for two good ...

Because of the gradual downsizing of all U.S-produced automobiles and the massive invasion of our market by foreign automakers, the "brute horsepower, neck-snapping acceleration and no gas-mileage" ...