Ford 9" build

[06GTMustang89]

i bought the currie driveshaft off of there site..and its been working fine..

http://www.currieenterprises.com/cestore/productsRE.aspx?id=2746

 

[SUHleen]

[shamelessplug] I have a 9" housing for sale if anyone is interested [/shamelessplug]

haha

 

[Airborne2000]

[shamelessplug] I have a 9" housing for sale if anyone is interested [/shamelessplug]

haha

confused, does someone really have one or is this sarcasm?

 

[SUHleen]

Yes, I do have a 9" bolt in rear end housing that is brand new for sale.

 

[94tbird]

lemme ask you guys, im draining and replacing my oil today in the currie rear, its had a small leak since day one so im fixing it today. How much oil do these things hold?

 

[psfracer]

Currie gave me 3 quarts of their 9+ oil and told me to put all 3 quarts in.

 

[94tbird]

Thanks Paul. I was looking at curries site and I see they have a gasket for the 3rd member to the housing now. That must be newer than my rear end as I have no gasket. They RTV'd mine in. Im gonig to use RTV to seal it back up seeing as i dont have that gasket.

Any idea what the torque specs are on the nuts that hold the 3rd member to the housing?

 

[psfracer]

I don't know off hand, but mine also looks like they just used black RTV silicone for the gasket.

 

[94tbird]

how about the torque specs on the nuts for the housing/centersection

 

[classix_stang289]

sorry if i missed it but what is the difference in weight with these currie rear setups compared to the stocker setups

 

[94tbird]

not much at all, few lbs iirc

 

[classix_stang289]

not much at all, few lbs iirc

few lbs heavier or lighter?

 

[psfracer]

It depends on how you have it built. I will give you an example.

My 8.8, which had a locker, but stock 31 spline axles, was 190lbs. The Currie 9 inch I replaced it with was 185 lbs. However, I had the 9 inch built with a spool, but also 35 spline axles, and an aluminum section right behind the 1350 yoke (its not the carrier housing, forgot what they called it).

Anyway a lot of people think the 9 inch is a lot heavier when actually its not, depending on how you have it built. The real question is, do you really need a 9 inch vs just having an 8.8 built.

I like the 9 because its bullet proof, and no need for c-clip eliminators because of how the axle bolts up. The 8.8 you need an "axle retention device" or c-clip eliminators to be legal at the track at 10.99 or quicker.

 

[classix_stang289]

i also see that jpc sells Moser 9" assemblies and what not, how do they compare to currie 9" products?

 

[SherrodMustang]

Subscribed.

Might be looking at upgrading my in the future. Looks very sweet and alot more strengthen.

 

[classix_stang289]

It depends on how you have it built. I will give you an example.

My 8.8, which had a locker, but stock 31 spline axles, was 190lbs. The Currie 9 inch I replaced it with was 185 lbs. However, I had the 9 inch built with a spool, but also 35 spline axles, and an aluminum section right behind the 1350 yoke (its not the carrier housing, forgot what they called it).

Anyway a lot of people think the 9 inch is a lot heavier when actually its not, depending on how you have it built. The real question is, do you really need a 9 inch vs just having an 8.8 built.

I like the 9 because its bullet proof, and no need for c-clip eliminators because of how the axle bolts up. The 8.8 you need an "axle retention device" or c-clip eliminators to be legal at the track at 10.99 or quicker.

i have no need for it at this point in time, just picking people's brains about it incase i ever want/need to take on a project like this i can be ready and have all the neccessary info to take on the task.

 

[classix_stang289]

what about the moser products that jpc sells, how do they compare to the currie products?

 

[white05gt]

what about the moser products that jpc sells, how do they compare to the currie products?

I believe some people had quality control problems with them. I want the fab 9 that moser builds but I would talk to someone like JPC that has used them and get their opinion of them.

 

[94tbird]

just search moser and you will find unhappy people everywhere. fitment issues, brackets dont line up, required to use a special lca or uca, ect. Then youll find people who tried to return it and get thewir money back and have to battle to do so.

Or you can get a currie, bolt it in in an hour or two, and be done with it.

 

[white05gt]

just search moser and you will find unhappy people everywhere. fitment issues, brackets dont line up, required to use a special lca or uca, ect. Then youll find people who tried to return it and get thewir money back and have to battle to do so.

Or you can get a currie, bolt it in in an hour or two, and be done with it.

Don't you have to use Currie's upper since it has a little offset?