Considering rear end change

65fastbackresto

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Ok, I am checking Currie`s website

http://www.currieenterprises.com/cestore/productsRE.aspx?id=2798

Anyone know if this is what I need? and if it is, what else do I need?

The rear thats in it now whines a little when it gets warm and your coasting, is that an issue? Does that have soemthing to do with backlash?

 

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Moser or Strange engineering, bolth very good companies to deal with

 

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That link doesn't load for me. My plan was to go with Currie as well, mainly due to ease of selecting a "crate" rearend. But then again, since I'm going to source my diff from Griggs Racing, I should look more seriously into Moser and Strange - I'd like to get a kit with everything but the diff, though, in 9".

I would add that I based my decision on a torque sensing rear on wanting a "road race" type of ride. If you're more of a 1/4 mile guy, the detroit locker might be just fine. I also didn't want a "clacky" rear end in low speed and parking lot maneuvers, so I shied away from detroit lockers . . .

 

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Currie wanted over $1100 for their chunk.

I found a local shop that can do the whole job including pressing the bearing on for less then $1000, I`m going that route mainly cause its less money.

FYI, its a shop that does 4 by 4 rock crawler stuff, says most of what he does is rear end for 4 wheel drive lovers, yall might look into that if you have the same issue I did about wondering who would be able to do quality work.

 

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so did you end up going TrueTrac? You may want to go over to http://www.corner-carvers.com/ and have a look at their "experience with truetrac differential" thread, but only the last half of the posts. It goes back 5 years to when they were having some problems with low-quality bolts. Corner-carvers is always good reading, leave it to racers to find the weakness in any product! ;-)

 

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70vert said:

+1 on the TrueTrac. That's the style I plan to go with, the torque-sensing or torque-biasing. If you really want to splurge, you might consider a Torsen T2 or T2R, or even a Black Gold diff, 1/4 tight. Spendy though - if you're not producing a ton of power I'm sure the TrueTrac will be fine, but here's a link to some comparisons of Truetrac vs. Torsen - Torsen was the first, IIRC, and Truetrac is a cheaper copy:

http://www.google.com/search?q=truetrac%20vs.%20torsen

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+2 on the TrueTrac. I've upgraded all my 9" Trac Loks to non-clutch type carriers. Currently using the TrueTrac on a 352 (302 stroked). No noise whatsoever. My other Mustang will get the Detroit "soft" locker to try.

Dennis112 on this site uses a TrueTrac behind a stroked 351 with slicks at the track with no problems.

 

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It`ll be outta the shop like Monday

I went 3.55 gears, positrack ( I think truetrac, not sure), and for $1100 he is doing all of it, pressing the axle bearings and all.

I`ve been under the car POR15 stuff. But I`m ready to drive it again soon.

I`ll know alot more Monday then I do now.