John,
I am afraid of lockers in a light car such as a duece. A broken axle means a very quick turn in the opposite direction. If you are not using the car for anything more than fun and crusin' an open differential is all you will ever need and an 8" is tough as well as being cheaper than a 9". A 9" = braggin' rights !! Tho I do have one in my latest - a '57 round back cover.

This is the list of Ford 8" diffs by door post code you can use - remember, pull the axles, drive shaft and nuts on the front of the case and it drops out like a 9", it only weighs less.

OPEN - LOCK - RATIO
2 - K - 2.75
3 - L - 2.79 (What you have)
6 - 0 - 3.00
7 - None - 3.40 (Good choice)
9 - R - 3.25
A - S - 3.50
G - None - 3.55
None - V - 3.91

I hope this looks OK - the preview showed it screwed up - the first letter/number is for open, the second for locker and the last is the ratio.

3.40 and 3.50's are in Granada's and Monarch's. My last 3.40 came from a 77 - 78 Pinto (??) wagon, tho the 4 lug axles were not useable. Standard shift Mavericks had 3.00 and 3.25. Some 6 cyl Torinos had 8"ers as well


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