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Re: Narrow the rear or get another housing?
[Re: RobX4406]
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09/27/12 01:18 PM
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Here's a place just west of St.Louis off I-44 that could do what you need. http://bdfab.com/ From their website. Quote:
B & D Fabrication • 106 Jamie Court • Villa Ridge, MO 63089 • 636-742-2929
B & D FABRICATIONS IS A MIDWEST LEADER IN REBUILDING REAR ENDS!
Locally owned and operated since 1995, B & D Fabrications specializes in axle resplining, narrowed housings, differential set-up, installing posi units, bolt pattern changes, and we stock new and used parts. We've also partnered up with ARB Air Locker, Motive Gear, Trail Gear, and offer high quality disc brakes to provide you with some of the best gear for your ride!!
B & D Fabrications also has a full machine shop and can help you customize parts that will keep on or off road!
Our motto is "Our responsibility to you, our customer, really begins after the sale. Your continued satisfaction is part of our obligation and that means SERVICE. Only with thorough, efficient and on-time service can we earn your continued patronage."
Dan Smith, The guy that built my Hemi also builds rear ends and narrows housings.
I can give you his number too in a pm if you want.
Kayse can't keep up at all now. lol
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Re: Narrow the rear or get another housing?
[Re: SNK-EYZ]
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09/27/12 01:37 PM
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Here's a place just west of St.Louis off I-44 that could do what you need. http://bdfab.com/
Getting warmer, that's only 170 miles from my house and I do travel to St. Louis regularly... 
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Dan Smith, The guy that built my Hemi also builds rear ends and narrows housings.
I can give you his number too in a pm if you want.
Where's he located? thanks.
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Re: Narrow the rear or get another housing?
[Re: DrCharles]
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09/27/12 02:21 PM
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I'm getting tired of calling shops that are either out of business, don't do narrowing, don't have the jig for 8-3/4, or worse yet "bring it by and we'll take a look at it". I'm probably going to end up shipping the empty housing somewhere. Hopefully not that expensive on my FedEx (Ground) account. One of the disadvantages of living in a rural area... Anyone know what an empty 8-3/4 housing weighs? 
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Re: Narrow the rear or get another housing?
[Re: DrCharles]
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09/27/12 02:55 PM
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I'm getting tired of calling shops that are either out of business, don't do narrowing, don't have the jig for 8-3/4, or worse yet "bring it by and we'll take a look at it".
I'm probably going to end up shipping the empty housing somewhere. Hopefully not that expensive on my FedEx (Ground) account. One of the disadvantages of living in a rural area...
Anyone know what an empty 8-3/4 housing weighs?
Send it to Cass or Moser.
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Re: Narrow the rear or get another housing?
[Re: RobX4406]
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09/27/12 03:18 PM
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I shipped one (A-Body housing) via the USPS about 7 years ago, and it was surprisingly inexpensive. Plug some guestimated numbers here: http://postcalc.usps.com/ Just to give you an idea, I plugged in 62"X12"X12" and 70 LBS, put in zip codes from Florida to California, and it came up under $100. For packaging, I cleaned it real well, put a couple layers of cardboard over the center section studs, and wrapped it in brown shipping paper. That's it...hope it helps.
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Re: Narrow the rear or get another housing?
[Re: RobX4406]
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09/27/12 03:53 PM
09/27/12 03:53 PM
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I'm getting tired of calling shops that are either out of business, don't do narrowing, don't have the jig for 8-3/4, or worse yet "bring it by and we'll take a look at it".
I'm probably going to end up shipping the empty housing somewhere. Hopefully not that expensive on my FedEx (Ground) account. One of the disadvantages of living in a rural area...
Anyone know what an empty 8-3/4 housing weighs?
Send it to Cass or Moser.
best bang for the buck even with shipping. 
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Re: Narrow the rear or get another housing?
[Re: scratchnfotraction]
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09/27/12 07:24 PM
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I have all my work done by Moser Engineering. They're not too far out of Indy.
This is the land of the free
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Re: Narrow the rear or get another housing?
[Re: RobX4406]
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10/01/12 10:46 PM
10/01/12 10:46 PM
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If was me id yank the rear out put your wheels exactly where you want them to set in the wheel tub measure from back of rim to back of rim
send housing and axels off to either moser or strange (strange is in il. Moser is in indiana)
Have them back in a week be done with it
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