89chevycamaroRS

Got my Ford 9 inch housing this weekend and started to clean it up. From a 1986 Ford Bronco. Has 3:50 open diff. Ill have to change that.







Got all the old brakets cut off and wire wheeled the housing. This week ill start copying the reat from my car. It will have to be cut down about 4 inches.

big gear head

Do you have a housing fixture to line up the ends for welding?

89chevycamaroRS

yeah, a friend of mine built one for an S-10 and he had them so im barrowing them. I have the cold roll steel to put through the housing also. Just make sure the cold role will spin to show the tubes are strait.

89chevycamaroRS

Tonight i got all me measument of my old ten bolt and got the 9 inch to the same size. was able to leave the right side the alone. it was only 1/8 in longer so i didnt think that was worth cutting down for only an eighth. The Left side on the 9 in was 34.5 from center of pinion. My ten bolt was 31.25 so i shorted that side 3.25 inches to make it the same as my old rear.


Left axle tube removed from center


Here are the alignment tools. Has a piece of cold roll through the middle to keep it all strait. (Should be able to spin cold roll)


started by tacing 4 sides, let it cool then welded the tube. Alternating sides so it wouldnt pull the tube. While always making sure the cold roll would still spin in the alignment tools

Gsoleski

Looking good. What's your plan for the TQ arm mount? and brakes?

89chevycamaroRS

Thanks, the torque arm mount i ordered from summit. Its the Currie mount. It should be here monday, and as for the brakes i was looking at a kit from jegs. Disc conversion from right stuff. they seem to be a good price. I am most likely going to get axles with bearings and seals from strange and get a summit trac loc center.

Been working out of town so have not had much time but here is what i got done so far since the last post.





The passenger side brackets transfered over to the best of my ability for being where they should be.

89chevycamaroRS

The other side brackets are now welded on. Slowely we are getting this thing built.

89chevycamaroRS

Any one that has done this, what u joint did you use. I think my stock u joint will work? am i right? the yoke on the 9 inch seems to me a 1330. It measures out to 1 1/8 caps and is 3 5/8 wide.

Jay_rich

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When I put my Moser 9" or my 12 bolt in the stock rear ujoint bolted up fine. IIRC there was a strap on the back one holding the covers on and I had to remove it. I think at least.

Jay

Confuzed1

iTrader: (4)

Pretty sure there's a "conversion" u joint you need for the rear. If you do a search, its in here somewhere....

EDIT: Check out this post...https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/tran...rd-9-inch.html