JaYZeig

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wasnt sure exactley where to post this,

wondering what ppl are doing for clearance issues
with the moser 9in rear, and where it hits the body.
i know im gonna get a response saying just clearance
the body with a hammer, i dont wanna do that....has
anyone actually cut the body and welded in sheetmetal
so the rear will not the the body? plz post pics!

thanks in advance!

jimmyducati

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not sure what your talking about, I just finished swapping my 9" in and did not have any clearance issues with the housing and the body anywhere. If your talking about the tire making contact with the fender lips, that is an issue with your tire width and backspacing, not the rear end housing. The only clearance issue i had with the 9 inch was with the torque arm mount and the webbing on the 9 inch center section, had to grind the webbing down a bit.

JaYZeig

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actualy, when you hit bumps, the rear comes up, and the tallest part
of the bracket on the housing is punching a hole in the body, it dont help
my car is lowered...

lowprofile

iTrader: (3)

That's strange...my moser 9 sits even lower than the 10 bolt...no clearance issues. If I did have a problem I have adjustable ride height by ground control...that might be an option...fix the clearance and get your stance exactly where you want it.

Blackpanther99

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Far as I know MWC nor Moser's 9" have clearance issues.

swoop

iTrader: (1)

Do you have the M9 or the regular rear housing?

JaYZeig

iTrader: (11)

coulda sworn ive seen ppl have problems with
their 9in rear end hitting the body, maybe someone
will chime in with the same problem!

Bob@BruteSpeed

iTrader: (16)

I've corrected some with 9 inch rears with clearance problems by using a pry bar. All you have to do is to shove the pry bar up between where contact is being made, and pry the floor away from where it is hitting. The sheetmetal moves easily and you'll never see this from inside the car. Bob

BlackDuk98

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I know the exact problem that you are speaking of. I had stock springs and the top of the tq arm mount / bolt head hit the floor many times. I even lowered the bump stops to try and prevent it.

A few weeks ago I decided to pull the rear and get it narrowed and when I pulled it out, I saw that the rear hit the floor and I have a 1.5" crack in the floor. I have since fixed the crack and pounded the floor as much as it will go, and have the bump stops lowered. Since it is put away for the winter I don't know if the problem is fixed but I will see in spring. I never went over big bumps either. I have the older stamped housing, but yeah you are not alone. It actually hits in 2 places. The worst being the one where the seperate tunnel piece is multiple layers thick.

Unfortunately I have no pics handy of the actual damage to the tunnel, but in the pic here you can see there the mount was ground and the rust is one of the points that hit the floor. Other hit point which isn't shown is the upper bolt head on the Moser mount.

CamaroZ28_LS1

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Mine did this with my Moser 9". (lowered on strano springs) It clearanced itself. I had blown rear shocks at the time and it caused the rear end to slam under the car over bumps. replaced shocks, and removed bump stops. Never had the issue again. Though last time I checked underneath there was a good dent in the body where it was hitting.

JaYZeig

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@ blackduk98...thats exactley what mine is doing...im gonna just cut the body out
and "bubble" it with a piece of sheetmetal, weld it in, paint it, and should have more
then enough clearance for the rear to move.

Blackpanther99

iTrader: (8)

Looks like adjustable springs can do a big diference. What drop does your car have? Did you have clearance issues when car was at stock height?

BlackDuk98

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That's a good idea. I will see how it is next year and decided how to go from there. I should be safe at the moment since I made bump stop offset spacers since I had the rear narrowed and changed offset rims to pull the wheels inward 1" more.

Adding metal for clearance there will be nicely hidden by the interior.