Or as Ray Currie of Currie Enterprises put it ... When they were being built by Ford, 9-inch axles were intended to be used as rear axles only. Junkyard shoppers, take note.

With the dwindling supply of original Ford parts, the Currie clan bit the bullet and made the investment necessary to produce an all-new 9-inch. A variety of new axle housings are available ...

In a previous story, we detailed the construction of a new 9-inch Ford rearend at Currie Enterprises (Click Here To View 9-Inch Rearend Construction Story). It’s a stout axle that will stand up ...

When it came time to lower the rear of our 1969 Ford ... Currie installed larger axle bearings, updated the 28-spline axles with 31-spline units, added a new pair of 11-inch drum brakes, and ...