Ford Nine Inch Aluminum Center Section???
 

What are your thoughts on this rear end housing?? Looks cool but???

Just remember that Aluminum has "durability issues". It should be used where servicing it is regular and ongoing (such as a race car)... and used where to win is everything - which means shaving weight for performance gains.

I ran a Strange aluminum pumpkin on my street driven '56 Nomad. It was a waste of money but it looked cool.

It is sweet looking! It must have a big price bump?

Rick, I'm uneducated but I don't see why this would any different than an aluminum engine block or aluminum transmission case. Yeah, I guess not quite as strong as steel, but I don't see why it would be a problem. I think I saw this same rear on Ebay. I don't recall it being too expensive.

Greg what are your thoughts on the bolt in axles? It's definitely a cool factor!!

Waynie it's $525?? So not to bad and looks cool!

Yes I would think the same thing but not sure about the bolt in axles??
And yes I found it on eBay.

Oh I think that rear end is bad ass! I just question some of the "all out race" stuff going into street cars. If it's a purpose built track car -- hell yeah. But for the street -- aluminum stuff can have issues that don't come up on the track because they're rebuilt and inspected all the time etc and you pay a lot of money extra for "kool" and then it becomes a problem. For street stuff I like things that are reliable and leak free etc. I don't know anything about that particular rear end - and it may be the perfect piece for the application.

For what it's worth.. I know guys that run alum 3rd members (not housings)on the street for years with no issues. I ran one in my red Camaro for 7 years and beat the hell out of it and never had a proplem. Yes i did remove it for inspection or gear changes and it always looked great .

That is a bad ass peice

after chopping, squaring axle housings for so long....Im loving the bolt in axle tubes.

Vince where are you buying the housing ends? Moser, Currie? I picked up another housing that needs to be cut down and I need to research what ends to get for the brake set up I now have.

Thanks
Dan