weight comparison 9" vs 10bolt?
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weight comparison 9" vs 10bolt? So after my first pass with my new ford 9" today i pull up on the scale and read 3120! My weight with the 10 bolt was 3080, plus on top of that i pulled out 50lbs! So from 3030 to 3120?!?
Do ford 9" really weigh 90lbs more? It doesnt have an aluminum center section but jeez!
Do ford 9" really weigh 90lbs more? It doesnt have an aluminum center section but jeez! 
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I haven't weighed my 9" completely assembled...but here are the weights for each box...
T/A mount - 15
housing - 86
chunk w/ gears and locker - 83
axles - 49
T/A mount - 15
housing - 86
chunk w/ gears and locker - 83
axles - 49
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Even my 12-bolt was a lot heavier than my 10-bolt (I should have weighed them, but I was too lazy). I could pick up the 10-bolt by myself...I could barely budge the 12-bolt, and the 9" probably weighs even more.
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It depends on the housing and options. Our MS housing is a few pounds heavire that the 10 bolt. Our CM housing is lighter than the 10 bolt. The Moser cast housing is a lot heavier than the 10 bolt.
The weight is at the right end of the car if that matters in the cost comparison. The 9" is also a lot stronger.
The weight is at the right end of the car if that matters in the cost comparison. The 9" is also a lot stronger.
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Its just that i so badly wanna see me raceweight be at least 2999.9999999 or less! lol Ive got my lexan side windows on order and cuttin out the door bars so got another 50 pounds there but if dont make it owell. thanks everybody.
You need to make sure you eat lots of fiber and take a massive dump right before you head down the track. Most people overlook the dead weight inside their intestines.
Just got my Fab 9" from Midwest Chassi and performance installed yesterday.
Stock 4 channel 10bolt wieghed inabout 160lbs and my fab 9" is 172lbs with 4 channel and iorn center section 31 spline and posi. A fab 9" with Aluminum center section 33 spline gun drilled and spool it wieghs in at 150 lbs.
Stock 4 channel 10bolt wieghed inabout 160lbs and my fab 9" is 172lbs with 4 channel and iorn center section 31 spline and posi. A fab 9" with Aluminum center section 33 spline gun drilled and spool it wieghs in at 150 lbs.
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Just got my Fab 9" from Midwest Chassi and performance installed yesterday.
Stock 4 channel 10bolt wieghed inabout 160lbs and my fab 9" is 172lbs with 4 channel and iorn center section 31 spline and posi. A fab 9" with Aluminum center section 33 spline gun drilled and spool it wieghs in at 150 lbs.
Stock 4 channel 10bolt wieghed inabout 160lbs and my fab 9" is 172lbs with 4 channel and iorn center section 31 spline and posi. A fab 9" with Aluminum center section 33 spline gun drilled and spool it wieghs in at 150 lbs.
You probably would not have had to save as much as you think. I got my chromoly drive shaft,tourqe arm,crossmember brace w/ drive shaft loop,lower control arm brackets and everything powder coated and installed for under 3k.
