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Housing ends #165443 12/10/08 02:31 PM 12/10/08 02:31 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,698 NE Oklahoma V Von OP master
Von OP master V Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,698 NE Oklahoma	Building a Dana for my junk this winter. Ive seen numerous discussions of the different housing ends available, ie mopar ends, big ford ends, etc. Are the mopar ends and bearings sufficient or are the big ford bearings the better deal? If it matters, street car, low 11's for now, but will grow to more. Thanks 72 RR, Pump gas 440, 452s, 3800 lbs, Corked, ET Radials,. 11.33@117.72. Same car, bone stock 346s, 9.5 comp, baby solid. 12.24@110.

Re: Housing ends [Re: Von] #165444 12/10/08 04:51 PM 12/10/08 04:51 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 13,247 Mt. Vernon, Ohio dartman366 I Live Here
dartman366 I Live Here Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 13,247 Mt. Vernon, Ohio	I bought my 8.75 end's thru Jeg's and were made by Strange, I haven't had any durability issues and can use the Mopar brake's, I have never used the Ford end's so I cannot compare them. Light travels faster than the speed of sound,,,this is why some people seem bright untill you hear them speak.

Re: Housing ends [Re: Von] #165445 12/10/08 07:42 PM 12/10/08 07:42 PM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 22,695 Bitopia J jcc If you can't dazzle em with diamonds..
jcc If you can't dazzle em with diamonds.. J Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 22,695 Bitopia	You can use the special big ford type bearings with a special mopar end. There are a number of big sealed bearings avaliable, that are much better then the typical "green" bearing, but cost a bit more. Mark williams seems to me to have widest selection for many applications. Reality check, that half the population is smarter then 50% of the people and it's a constantly contested fact.

Re: Housing ends [Re: jcc] #165446 12/10/08 08:31 PM 12/10/08 08:31 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 525 Can , Nova Scotia , Cape Breto... C caper mopar
caper mopar C Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 525 Can , Nova Scotia , Cape Breto...	If you use the big Ford ends you can get the disc brake set up of a ford explorer. Was $385.00 when I bought. New best 10.18 , 1.40 60 ft 496 Scott Brown built, street driven 3600 lbs,654 hp , 653 ft tq

Re: Housing ends [Re: jcc] #165447 12/10/08 08:32 PM 12/10/08 08:32 PM
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 778 Sherwood park, Alberta. go green super stock
go green super stock Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 778 Sherwood park, Alberta.	What ever ends that you get make sure that they are billet and have enough surface area to compensate for housing misalignment. I like to use strange or MW ends ,around $100 If you are on a budget 9-plus sells them also they are $30 cheaper I think. 6.50 @ 226 MPH 4.25 @ 186 MPH https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX86DHGKBo0

Re: Housing ends [Re: Von] #165448 12/10/08 08:37 PM 12/10/08 08:37 PM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 716 Indiana 65dragnet super stock
65dragnet super stock Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 716 Indiana	There is nothing wrong with the mopar ends and bearings that I know of. I had Moser put the Mopar ends on my dana with the Green bearings when I had it narrowed 5 years ago , no issues ! E. Williams 65 Coronet 500 3400lbs w/d, 446, Indy EZ'S, A&A transbrake,Comp 650 lift cam, 6.50 @ 105 mph 1/8th 10.25 @ 130mph 1/4

Re: Housing ends [Re: caper] #165449 12/10/08 08:40 PM 12/10/08 08:40 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,619 Norwich CT USA Defbob master
Defbob master Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,619 Norwich CT USA	Quote: If you use the big Ford ends you can get the disc brake set up of a ford explorer. Was $385.00 when I bought. I have that setup 4870956-Challenger031.jpg (50 downloads)

Re: Housing ends [Re: Defbob] #165450 12/10/08 08:42 PM 12/10/08 08:42 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,619 Norwich CT USA Defbob master
Defbob master Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,619 Norwich CT USA	2 4870963-6-21-08-11.JPG (54 downloads)

Re: Housing ends [Re: Defbob] #165451 12/10/08 09:45 PM 12/10/08 09:45 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,766 Central Valley, CA. Quicksilver440 I Live Here
Quicksilver440 I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,766 Central Valley, CA.	Cass..(DR Diff) sells a mopar end that accepts he stock oil seal...most don't from what I hear.

Re: Housing ends [Re: Quicksilver440] #165452 12/11/08 12:42 PM 12/11/08 12:42 PM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,325 Orlando Fl Dos Snails pro stock
Dos Snails pro stock Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,325 Orlando Fl	So the late or early Ford endsfor the disks? late? Last edited by Dos Snails; 12/11/08 12:44 PM.

Re: Housing ends [Re: Dos Snails] #165453 12/11/08 04:17 PM 12/11/08 04:17 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 525 Can , Nova Scotia , Cape Breto... C caper mopar
caper mopar C Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 525 Can , Nova Scotia , Cape Breto...	Give Dr. Diff a call , that is who I got the rear end from with the brakes on it. New best 10.18 , 1.40 60 ft 496 Scott Brown built, street driven 3600 lbs,654 hp , 653 ft tq

Re: Housing ends [Re: Dos Snails] #165454 01/28/09 06:06 PM 01/28/09 06:06 PM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Quote: So the late or early Ford endsfor the disks? late? Late Big Ford for the Explorer disc brakes. I have done the swap twice now. I fyou know your local junkyard guy, you can get teh setup (brackets, calipers, rotors for @ $100) he thing is, you have to remove the axle to get teh caliper bracket off, that is why most junkyards won't do it for you, unless you buy the whole thing. AND to make matters worse, through Ford, the brackets are like $230 EACH! But, again, if you are friendly with local junkyard, look for ANY 96-01 Ford Explorer, and yank the stuff off. Hope that helps.

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