Lynda's "CJ" Buildup Progress

[redcagepatrol]

OK, one more question.

Lee N. will sell his Currie built Ford 9 for $1600.
it has the Currie heavy duty trussed housing and is already shaved
5:13 gears, detroit, 35 spline 4340 shafts, alum case etc...

The only problem is that it's narrow. He said that it was about 4" wider than a stock Bronco - anybody? That price is only $200 more than the chunks that I was pricing any they didn't include shipping or tax. I can change to front gears to 5:13, drill out the hubs to 5 lug, figure out the brakes, and be done with it.

What do ya'll think?

[bburris]

I think a stock EB is 60-61" wide stock.

[Fredo]

Scott, do me a favor. Stop calling a 3rd member a "chunk". The stupid inbred dumb****s who call me at work reffer to it as a "chunk".

[73bronco]

$1600 sounds like a steal, you'll drop that kind of change on a 35spl 3rd member easy and that doesnt include housing, shafts or brakes

[robertf03]

$1600 sounds like a steal, you'll drop that kind of change on a 35spl 3rd member easy and that doesnt include housing, shafts or brakes

mark william$ sells 3.250 bore 3rd members for under 400, and if they get that much for them someone else has to be selling them cheaper.

[redcagepatrol]

mark william$ sells 3.250 bore 3rd members for under 400, and if they get that much for them someone else has to be selling them cheaper.

I got prices yesterday for "third members"
Randy's $1359
Reider $1450
West Coast Diff $1375
DTS $1432

This is with the Alum. case, daytona alum pinion support, 1350 billit yoke, 35 spline detroit, all set up ready to go.

Lee's axle doesn't have the brakes. Shafts run about $315 for a pair. The big thing is no shipping and no tax...

[Fredo]

why are you wanting an aluminum 3rdmember ? From everything I've read about them in my 9" research, I wouldn't use one in an offroad application.

[redcagepatrol]

everyone that I have seen uses them and I would consider it better than the cast steel stuff. It's 15 pounds lighter... I have'nt done much research on which 3rd to use though

[bburris]

What does 15 pounds located 14 inches off the ground matter?

[redcagepatrol]

every pound counts

[Fredo]

Well, I would look at a nodular steel case, not a stock cast one. The aluminum cases from what I've heard have a lot of deflection under high torque load causing shorter gear life. This normally is because of a high hp, high torque motor, but going through a couple tcases and running 40" tires probably produces similar results.

[robertf03]

I got prices yesterday for "third members"
Randy's $1359
Reider $1450
West Coast Diff $1375
DTS $1432

This is with the Alum. case, daytona alum pinion support, 1350 billit yoke, 35 spline detroit, all set up ready to go.

Lee's axle doesn't have the brakes. Shafts run about $315 for a pair. The big thing is no shipping and no tax...

those prices really aren't that bad if gears are included. Did you get quotes for ARB instead of detroit?

[Graystroke]

I wouldn't care to loose the pounds that close to the ground. keeping weight there and loosing weight up top to lower CG. plus aluminum doesn't like rocks

[redcagepatrol]

those prices really aren't that bad if gears are included. Did you get quotes for ARB instead of detroit?

nope - not a big fan of them

[Matt Conlee]

dont get one of these