63chevyll
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Time for a 9"?
- Thread starter charity case
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I assume they flipped it around and loaded in a 3rd member from the back side that would normally be covered by the...cover?
Then they'd had to block off the existing pinion area...OR turn it into one helluva rear-mounted PTO!
Then they'd had to block off the existing pinion area...OR turn it into one helluva rear-mounted PTO!
He's probably thinking of an Eaton.
Martin
Martin
Torq/portal tech makes a removable 14b third for custom housings.
Called the super 14.
This thread is just full of info
Called the super 14.
This thread is just full of info
Torq/portal tech makes a removable 14b third for custom housings.
Called the super 14.
This thread is just full of info
* Ya beat me to it *
They made a fabricated housing and a removeable 3rd member for the 14bolt.
http://www.ruffstuffspecialties.com/catalog/SOLID14.html
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/general-4x4-discussion/967703-working-some-new-housings.html
Looks like it's not FOR a 14BFF, rather that it maybe just uses the 10.5" gear from a 14BFF???
But how much does the 3rd cost.... 
$1650 according to a mention of it on Pirate from last year...
n4xplay
Registered Member
they are doing the same thing with the dana 60 making a removable 3rd member i know roughstuff is making the housings for both the 14 and the 60, they are already producing the 14 bolt FF spindle ends 
n4xplay
Registered Member
my guess is he wants ground clearance its a go fast truck we know he has the beefy 9 in 3rd member to support thick axles now all he needs is a hybrid housing with 1 ton unit hubs and he has a solid 9 inch that is on par with a dana 60 but better ground clearance and lighter 
im still trying to talk myself in to building one.. i like a well rounded axle my only complaint about the 14 bff is that even if i shave it i still need to run 37-38 inch rubber just to have decent pumpkin clearance and up here in Idaho we have a lot of mixed terrain moon powder 15 inches deep in the ruts lava rock mud and clay just to name a few so for me clearance is jut as important as strength. yes the 14 is cheep and easy to install but i dont want to plan every move on the trail around keeping my anchor from high centering and stopping me 
i may start on a 14 bolt for cheep to get rid of the crap 10 bolt and build a rear 9 in but only time will tell 
im still trying to talk myself in to building one.. i like a well rounded axle my only complaint about the 14 bff is that even if i shave it i still need to run 37-38 inch rubber just to have decent pumpkin clearance and up here in Idaho we have a lot of mixed terrain moon powder 15 inches deep in the ruts lava rock mud and clay just to name a few so for me clearance is jut as important as strength. yes the 14 is cheep and easy to install but i dont want to plan every move on the trail around keeping my anchor from high centering and stopping me i may start on a 14 bolt for cheep to get rid of the crap 10 bolt and build a rear 9 in but only time will tell And i thought on a 9" if the axles break that they wont fall out like a ten bolt or 14sf will?
They won't automatically eject, but can and do come out of the housing. If the shaft breaks you are relying on a pressed on bearing that is now seeing extreme binding forces (only support at one area, the bearing). It's a little easier to limp off the trail but not like you can take off down the highway at 60 mph with a broken shaft on a semi-floating axle as you will destroy other parts and the bearing will fail in a short period of time. I've seen it twice on Jeeps, granted they were D44 rear axles but same design. On the one Jeep we had to drive about 5 miles on pavement to reach the trailers and he made it about 4 miles at 25 mph before the bearing failed and the tires/hub/brake drum/rest of the shaft slid out far enough the axle tube hit the ground. The other one had disc brakes and the caliper kept the axle/tire from ejecting but after finishing the trail and a few miles on pavement to the trailer it had ruined the caliper, disc, bent the brackets, and scarred the inside the wheel.
Another guy scored a Currie built 9" out of a YJ found at the junkyard. It had a Detroit and 5.13 gears, not sure on what other upgrades it might have had. Last time I talked to him he had blown it up a second time (think the Detroit let go the first time, something else in the carrier the second time). Granted the Jeep did have a 350 and some skinny 38" Boggers, but it was obviously far from bulletproof.
charity case
1/2 ton status
Very nice. Mine was built with tapered roller bearings on chromo 35 spline axles. Much stronger than the sealed bearing unit. And it holds 1.5 gallons of fluid.
charity case
1/2 ton status
thats real nice !
this one is the 1/4 inch wall junkyard model it also has the big bearing style tapered rollers.
trying to stick to the budget somewhat
this one is the 1/4 inch wall junkyard model it also has the big bearing style tapered rollers.
trying to stick to the budget somewhat
I was on a budget too. But when I talked to Ray Currie, he said he had a housing they built for a magazine, with GM backing plate mounts. It had been sitting for 2 years in the back of the shop. I got a great deal.
