sawedoff

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Does anybody here use a Ford 9" rear in their 4th

gen F-body? If so, how do you like it? I've been

toying with the idea of putting one in my 99'Z28.

Pro Stock John

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Yup, I was one of the first LS1'rs to do it...

Here's a pic of mine painted red...

https://ls1tech.com/psjpics/pages/Psj1.htm

And it let's me do this...

http://www.boxofwires.com/mfba/mfba0...2-275-jpg.html

11.02
1.50 60 ft

best 60 ft 1.49 off footbrake

Screamin_Z

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one of my buddies told me that "it weighs more than the 12 bolt", "it'll rob power" and "it'll make ur car set up higher on stock suspension". true I know it'll weigh more but it cannot be that much more can it??? what about the other comments he made??? there is a guy in OK that'll custom build a 9" for my camaro for $800 before the posi and gears. can't beat that price. plus the the posi and gears will be cheaper since he gets a HUGE discount thru strange.

Killer '01 SS

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And here's a pic of the 9" painted basic black:

Moser

Yes it's heavier.

No, it didn't rob power significantly (in fact, I GAINED rwhp, but I attribute that to the 12,000 miles I put on the car between my first and second dyno runs).

Yes, the car sits higher, but not much worse than our "4x4-style" stock ride height. Lowering springs will take care of that, cheap.

My only complaint is that it whines, but that's why they invented roll-down windows and radios. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

xp3nd4bl3

Is a Ford 9" the cheapest solution for getting a strong rear end? I'm in the market, but $2k+ is a whole lot of money.

Killer '01 SS

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Those are pretty good prices! Do those housings include the f-body torque arm mount and spring perches?

sawedoff

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I doubt it. That is stuff you could get from the companies that sell those particular brackets and mounts. Anybody with experience in welding can mount those on with ease. I'm gonna' have one of the circle trackers that I know do that welding for me. Still, though, you'd come out way ahead.

sawedoff

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by MicahJam:
<strong>Is a Ford 9" the cheapest solution for getting a strong rear end? I'm in the market, but $2k+ is a whole lot of money.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Currie and Moser aren't the only guys out there

that sell 9" rears. Alot of places make 9" rears

for a hell of alot less money.

www.1speedway.com

Danny Miller's Rear Gears-
9" housing with axles $645 (636)861-3900

Quick Performance
9" housing w/Moser axles,bearings,studs,retainers
any width for $550. www.quickperformance.com

I started looking at other companies besides the usual Moser/Currie solution, when I saw what they were asking for their stuff. They're rippin' people off big time. Some of my circle track friends turned me on to these places above. Most of the price that Currie/Moser charge is padded profit and insurance to cover, if anything goes wrong with their product. Not to mention, they probably have steep overhead. I tried to open a speed shop at one time, and tried to become a dealer for Currie and Moser, and neither one of them were all that pleasant to deal with. I'm glad I didn't do business with em'.