The 9-inch Ford rearend has been the standard all-around bulletproof rear gear for years-in fact it's been the leader since its introduction in 1957. Back in the day, the big Olds rearends were found ...

From the archives: Legendary tech guru Marlan Davis explains why the 9-inch Ford is the strongest rearend out there—it’s all due to “hypoid distance.” To celebrate HOT ROD's 75th anniversary, we ...

We're big fans of the Ford 9-inch axle. Right out of the box it offers strength and versatility and as a result has found its way in to countless 4x4 builds that don't even wear a Ford badge. We've ...

Last month we provided an overview of the parts we'd use to build a Spidertrax Spider 9 rear axle assembly for our Jeep Cherokee prerunner/rock-crawler. With parts in hand we traveled to Tri County ...