Weight of a 9"
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Weight of a 9" Well, I have finally received all of the parts I need to assemble my 9" and just thought I would shed some light on a previous post about the weight. This is a Moser housing (with T/A, and stock length), Moser 35 spline axles, longer replacement metric studs with the 4 channel ABS reluctor rings, a Strange Pro Iron center section with a Tractech 35 spline locker, steel or cast Daytona style pinion support, 1350 style yoke and 4.11 gears; on all this stuff the shipping weight was 242 lbs. It was all shipped seperately and here are the shipping weights of the packages:
torque arm-15 lbs
axles and bearings-60 lbs
housing-78 lbs
complete center section- 89 lbs.
Of course this includes some extra packaging (center section came in a cool plastic reusable tote), but does not include the backing plates, brakes or any of that stuff. Before the final install I will get exact weights of everything and then I will weigh the stock stuff that came out (except for the little pieces of the axle that have already made it to the trash).
torque arm-15 lbs
axles and bearings-60 lbs
housing-78 lbs
complete center section- 89 lbs.
Of course this includes some extra packaging (center section came in a cool plastic reusable tote), but does not include the backing plates, brakes or any of that stuff. Before the final install I will get exact weights of everything and then I will weigh the stock stuff that came out (except for the little pieces of the axle that have already made it to the trash).
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Someone on the board said his complete 9" shipped was 199 lbs. Mine will not be that light. I am sure there is some excess weight in packaging, but I bet mine weighs at least 225lbs if not more. I have also heard ball park weights of the stock rear being 150 lbs. If I only gain 75 lbs with this 9", I will be thrilled. By the way, mine is the nodular iron center, in fact it is the pro iron center (more ribbing, larger chrom moly caps, and a few other extras) which is 7 lbs heavier than the S series nodular case.
Last edited by BOWTIE; Jan 8, 2005 at 12:16 PM. Reason: edit
