Ford 9 inch rear differential

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Ed Solari

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On the car auctions everyone "brags" about using a Ford 9 inch rear differential ...even when used on non Ford...what is so great about these rear differentials

Thanks
 
Ed Solari said:
On the car auctions everyone "brags" about using a Ford 9 inch rear differential ...even when used on non Ford...what is so great about these rear differentials

Thanks
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They are very strong and can take a lot of horsepower and torque without breaking. Plus they are plentiful and have a large selection of interchangeable gear sets -some with positraction or as Ford called it - Traction Loc.
 
They're just really rugged and able to handle just about any amount of horsepower. Additionally, with the removable "pumpkin," it's possible to have more than one "pumpkin" with different ratios sitting on the bench. To change ratios, one pulls the wheels, unbolts the backing plates, slides out the axles and unbolts the pumpkin and replaces it.
(I was typing while Fourdy was posting!)
 
The threaded carrier bearing adjusters, and removable pinion "carrier" make for easy set-up of the gears. And of course what was already said above.
 
One very important feature that no one has mentioned it one reason the rear end is so tough. The pinion gear is located and supported, both fore and aft by roller bearings and will not allow the gear to **** or bind no matter how heavy the load is.
 
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