Pros and cons of piecing together a 9"
Pros and cons of piecing together a 9" I've been shopping around for a 9" and am thinking about buying the moser housing and axles and buying the center section seperate. My reasoning being cost. $920 for the housing plus $100 or so for abs and I've got a guy that will sell me a rebuilt center section for $400. $1420 is a lot less than the $2200 for a new complete one. Has anyone else gone this route and am I missing something as to why it's so much cheaper other than the center not being brand new.
The stock fr0d center section (which is what you're going to get for $400) is now where near as strong as the Moser/Strange/whoever nodular iron case. I'm not saying it wont work it's just not as strong at the aftermarket pieces and that accounts for the difference in price.
What about if I put new, aftermarket gears in it? Also, I'm only at 500rwhp right now so do you think the stock ford stuff would work for now, at least 1 summer ( 5-10 races).
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you will end up busting you differential or spidergears long before a regular 9 case will break. but ask anyway what type of case the guy is using.
Last edited by roy; Feb 27, 2004 at 09:38 PM.
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i was going to do the same thing with a 12 bolt housing. main reason beeing cost. i already have a posi and can assemble everything my self. i came up with $1500 to do this which is $700 less then a complete one. on the 9", i have never seen a non nodular center section break in a street car. although, i have seen plenty of carriers break so just make sure which one that guy is going to use.
I have pieced together 2 9" rears for the sake of cost. I used Moser housings, a Strange case, a Moser aluminum case, Randy's R&P supports and yokes, a locker, and a spool. I saved.
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unless you are launching, very hard @ the track on slicks the cast center section will hold up, may think aobut buying an aftermarket carrier support, i launch me 69 camaro@ 4000 rpm and run 10's very violent launch with a stock cst center section and stock carrier bearing support, i run an automatic so the shock isnt there from the clutch, check local shops for housings, as long as they are a reputable chassis shop they can build your housing for a better price, step and get the aftermarket axles
Originally Posted by BOOSTAT4500
I've been shopping around for a 9" and am thinking about buying the moser housing and axles and buying the center section seperate. My reasoning being cost. $920 for the housing plus $100 or so for abs and I've got a guy that will sell me a rebuilt center section for $400. $1420 is a lot less than the $2200 for a new complete one. Has anyone else gone this route and am I missing something as to why it's so much cheaper other than the center not being brand new.
I am running a Moser housing and their axles, but I am running a used Strange nodular iron center section with a newer Tractech soft locker. I bought the center section used with a 3.50 gear and Auburn posi back in 2000 for about $450 so I had about $1500 in the total rearend until I changed a few things.
I personally won't run a stock Ford center section but you probably could get away with it.
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you can get the moser case to your length for cheap.. but going with their bolt in housing, 950 or so, and then there's that T/A bracket, bearings, housing ends, brackets to weld on, ect ect.. it can be done cheap but it's work. i pieced mine together from a muscle car tech housing, ME axles, richmond gear, auburn pro-posi ect ect.. got about 900 total in it.
