The Ford 9" Axle Housing. This axle housing is a touch different than you are used to seeing from housing fabricators, this housing is not quite round! To put it simply, if it was round it would be weaker. The housing has 14 different facets to the basic diamond shape resulting from 36 individual bends! The end result is an axle housing that is the smallest shape possible and strongest shape too, AND there are no abrupt edges to hang up on passing rocks. The Toyota 8” has 10 bends for the same result.
We make the Ford 9" Axle Housings to have 1/8" clearance of the ring gear because Ford made all ratio R&P's exactly 9" in diamerer. 3.08 ratios are 9" & 7.20's are still 9". The Toyota 8” has 1/8” clearance over the largest gear selection (the 4.10’s are bigger). Having more clearance would only make them bigger and that is not the goal here.
The housings are made over long so you can cut them to length. They will come in 1 tube diameter and thickness but you can try and convince me that 3 1/2" x 3/8" wall DOM isn't strong enough. The Body of the housing is 1/4" A50 plate and the faceplate is 3/8 for better stud retention. They are internally reinforced with 6 seperate reinforcements that all tie together to make it way strong. You will also have the option of front or rear and left or right drop. We stock these so you won't have to wait either!
And they aren't that heavy either!
Most of our welders don't dress this way but when Loren wanted to wear the leather apron how could I say no?
Actually, for a hot 19 year old model I think she really liked the housing
The 9” is $525 picked up or $590 delivered in the lower 48. I think we can hold this price for a few months if steel dosen't do what it did 2 summers ago.... The Toyota 8" is $500 picked up and $565 delivered. We were asked to be the manufacturer by the upcoming Sixty9 third member also but I think what you want to know about is a Cruiser housing. We are working on one and it should be available within a month!
We make the Ford 9" Axle Housings to have 1/8" clearance of the ring gear because Ford made all ratio R&P's exactly 9" in diamerer. 3.08 ratios are 9" & 7.20's are still 9". The Toyota 8” has 1/8” clearance over the largest gear selection (the 4.10’s are bigger). Having more clearance would only make them bigger and that is not the goal here.
The housings are made over long so you can cut them to length. They will come in 1 tube diameter and thickness but you can try and convince me that 3 1/2" x 3/8" wall DOM isn't strong enough. The Body of the housing is 1/4" A50 plate and the faceplate is 3/8 for better stud retention. They are internally reinforced with 6 seperate reinforcements that all tie together to make it way strong. You will also have the option of front or rear and left or right drop. We stock these so you won't have to wait either!
And they aren't that heavy either!
Most of our welders don't dress this way but when Loren wanted to wear the leather apron how could I say no?
Actually, for a hot 19 year old model I think she really liked the housing
The 9” is $525 picked up or $590 delivered in the lower 48. I think we can hold this price for a few months if steel dosen't do what it did 2 summers ago.... The Toyota 8" is $500 picked up and $565 delivered. We were asked to be the manufacturer by the upcoming Sixty9 third member also but I think what you want to know about is a Cruiser housing. We are working on one and it should be available within a month!
I will also post up some progress reports on another interesting project we are really getting going on. We don't work on other peoples rigs so they are all mine or an employees but this one is mine, a '94 Ranger with a '93 3.2 DOHC SHO motor. This is a 2WD Desert Truck for the 7200 BITD class! Its really kind of fun to do something different and I haven't gone fast like this since I was 17!
