9" rearend price

ssppiitt · May 11, 2004

Ok guys do you think it is worth it to pay $2500 for a rearend with explorer disc brakes, limited slip traclok, 3.70 gears, currie pinion support, 31 spline axles, leaf spring pads, heavy duty housing, Nudular Iron case, and all the gooddies fully assembled, taxed, and shipped?

allcarfan · May 11, 2004

um....not only no...but HELL NO

Route666 · May 11, 2004

doesn't sound too bad to me...

Ronstang · May 11, 2004

If everything is brand new and straight from Currie that is about what they get for the combo you speak of.

1969mach1351 · May 11, 2004

Strange has a similar setup for about $2,600 and that's before tax and shipping. $2,500 sounds good if you are looking to buy the whole rear all assembled.

mustangdave · May 11, 2004

That sounds good to me: I paid a couple of hundred for a junkyard rear from an unknown year sitting out in the rain and snow for years; put new bearings in the end and discovered the axles had been wallering around and weakened the shafts. The fluid is nasty as hell. Who knows what I havr got and now I'm in almost $500. Yeah, pay the money.

mustangdave · May 11, 2004

By the way, it's an open diff. with a 2sumthinsucks gear.

thehueypilot · May 11, 2004

I am interested in the same set-up. I have an 8" third member from Currie and it was very good quality and has worked well so far. That is a good price for what you get. You will be happy with it until........the credit card bill arrives in the mail.

Ford4Fun · May 11, 2004

I paid 200 for my 9" with 3.55ls large tube big bearing. Nice piece, now time for the disks.

Ferf · May 11, 2004

I paid a tad bit more for pretty much the same setup from Currie a few years back. However, I went with the Wilwood brakes, since that is what I am using up front, and the Detroit Tru-Trac. They rated my rear-end to handle 750 HP

later,

Chris

allcarfan · May 12, 2004

Sorry, I assumed that the rear was used. However, unless you are making in excess of 400rwhp, that rear is a waste of moula.

Edbert · May 12, 2004

You can buy complete 9" assemblies from the boneyard for under $150 if you look hard enough. Buy the LSD and gears for around $500. You don't need 31s unless you are hitting low 10s. And rear disc conversions are also cheap and plentiful.

I was in the same place as you are, buying a bolt-in unit from Currie seemed attractive until I ran the math. It all depends on how much effort you want to put into this, if all you wanna do is make a phone call and whip out the credit card then the complete units are nice, but with some effort I got a 9" with ARB softlocker 31s and 3.89 gears for much less than half that amount.

Max Power · May 12, 2004

Depending on the power you plan to make, your could just do the mods to your 8" inch and save a LOT of dough.

ssppiitt · May 12, 2004

at the flywheel I am making 500 HP and 497 ft. lbs of torque. Due to the tranny and other stuff I am lossing about 40 HP by the time it gets to the rear. So I estimate in the end I will have about 450 HP to the rear maybe more after a dyno tune. But even more importantly is that ~4600 ft. lbs. of torque will be hitting the rearend. I have been doing the math and have come to these conclusions. I could get a rearend from a yard for about 100 but most likely the whole 3rd member and axles will have to be replaced as well as it will not come with the pinion support or disc brakes. When you add up all the parts it comes out to almost the same as the currie unit plus I would have to build it myself or have someone else build it for an additional cost. I think I will just end up buying it complete from currie. Atleast I will also have the satisfaction of knowing it will never break and it is being put together by professionals.

ssppiitt · May 12, 2004

Ferf - how do you like the Wilwoods?

Huey - How much HP and Torque are you making with that setup of yours?

D.Hearne · May 12, 2004

I paid zero dollars for a 57-59 Ford 9 inch rear, with a WAR case center section, and Detroit Locker with 3.70 gears and 28 spline axles. If I was you I'd skip the pinion support and the Nodular case. Even a std 9inch housing will handle what you've got. unless you're planning on stuffing it under a strip car with big slicks. For the street, you don't need all the bells and whistles.

10secgoal · May 12, 2004

Yeah yeah.. don't rub it in. I'm look at one right now for 75 bucks. It's 62 in I think he said from flange to flange. I know that's too wide, but I don't know by how much. I'm hoping I won't have to cut it. I've got 7 in backspace right now.

D.Hearne · May 12, 2004

62 inches is too wide for a Stang. 56in. for the 65-66. 58 inches is right for a 67-70

Black Thunder · May 13, 2004

D.Hearne said:
I paid zero dollars for a 57-59 Ford 9 inch rear, with a WAR case center section, and Detroit Locker with 3.70 gears and 28 spline axles. If I was you I'd skip the pinion support and the Nodular case. Even a std 9inch housing will handle what you've got. unless you're planning on stuffing it under a strip car with big slicks. For the street, you don't need all the bells and whistles.

How do you like the Detroit Locker? I was thinking of going with that. I have a 9" rear with an open rear right now. How is the DL on the street? The motor I'm putting in my Mach puts out 490HP at the crank.

ssppiitt · May 13, 2004

D.Hearne said:
If I was you I'd skip the pinion support and the Nodular case. Even a std 9inch housing will handle what you've got. unless you're planning on stuffing it under a strip car with big slicks. For the street, you don't need all the bells and whistles.

D. Hearne - I was told that whithout the pinion support it can break at 450 HP.

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