Like its larger Ford brethren, the 8-inch Ford rear is plenty stout, only in a slightly smaller package. Introduced in 1962 as a light-duty, smaller version of the 9-inch, it was continued on ...

The Ford 8- and 9-inch, pre-'65 Buick, Olds, Pontiac, and Chrysler 8.75 inch units are examples of the Hotchkiss-type rear axle. Source ...

To satiate this vocal demographic, Ford will sell a body-in-white version of the Stang, complete with a nine-inch rear axle, that will debut at the 2014 Performance Racing Industry show.