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Can anyone read this diff tag for ford 8 inch, to tell me what it came out of, so i will know what to buy for drums, shoes and hardware, as i am missing these parts.
wdw-t 3ca
2.79 8 520c
Any help would be appreciated
thanks.

Originally posted by 37flatback
Can anyone read this diff tag for ford 8 inch, to tell me what it came out of, so i will know what to buy for drums, shoes and hardware, as i am missing these parts.
wdw-t 3ca
2.79 8 520c
Any help would be appreciated
thanks.

the best i can tell the tag dont tell you what kind of car the dif. came out of. there might be a serial # on the housing that the ford place could tell you something or call them on this tag.

Go to this site for a partial answer:

http://www.ridgenet.net/~biesiade/Fordrears.html

Maybe the length (width) of the rear will give you a clue. I note that I do not see the rear that I have on this list (a 1974 Maverick) so the list is not complete. Obviously the ratio is a 2.79:1 rear which apparently was common in the early 1970s when the gas crunch occurred, but I can't answer further.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

Originally posted by Don Shillady
Go to this site for a partial answer:

http://www.ridgenet.net/~biesiade/Fordrears.html

Maybe the length (width) of the rear will give you a clue. I note that I do not see the rear that I have on this list (a 1974 Maverick) so the list is not complete. Obviously the ratio is a 2.79:1 rear which apparently was common in the early 1970s when the gas crunch occurred, but I can't answer further.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

I believe there will be an L in the code for a locking diff/.