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8.75 housing tube thickness #187775 01/08/09 02:06 PM 01/08/09 02:06 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 7,131 Amarillo, Texas BBR OP master
BBR OP master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 7,131 Amarillo, Texas	Anybody actually measured them? All I have been able to find through the search function is "thin". No actual numbers posted. Thanks! Drag Week 2011 - 77th place - DD Drag Week 2012 - 2nd place SRBB N/A Drag Week 2014 - Kapooya RMRW 2018 RMRW 2020

Re: 8.75 housing tube thickness [Re: BBR] #187776 01/08/09 02:09 PM 01/08/09 02:09 PM
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,595 On the south side of Nowhere S S/ST 3040 master
S/ST 3040 master S Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,595 On the south side of Nowhere	I did but, never wrote it down. Mine was between .110" - .125"

Re: 8.75 housing tube thickness [Re: S/ST 3040] #187777 01/08/09 02:34 PM 01/08/09 02:34 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 7,131 Amarillo, Texas BBR OP master
BBR OP master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 7,131 Amarillo, Texas	in the tubes? Drag Week 2011 - 77th place - DD Drag Week 2012 - 2nd place SRBB N/A Drag Week 2014 - Kapooya RMRW 2018 RMRW 2020

Re: 8.75 housing tube thickness [Re: BBR] #187778 01/08/09 02:48 PM 01/08/09 02:48 PM
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,595 On the south side of Nowhere S S/ST 3040 master
S/ST 3040 master S Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,595 On the south side of Nowhere	Quote: in the tubes? Yes, sir. 4932916-DSCN1555.JPG (34 downloads)

Re: 8.75 housing tube thickness [Re: BBR] #187779 01/08/09 03:56 PM 01/08/09 03:56 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,127 Bend,OR USA C Cab_Burge I Win
Cab_Burge I Win C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,127 Bend,OR USA	Quote: Anybody actually measured them? All I have been able to find through the search function is "thin". No actual numbers posted. Thanks! The tube thickness can vary from year to year and which model it was under, the vans, C bodys and pick up where thicker than the A bodys one that I have seen when you cut the ends off to shorten them I think that they get thinner nearer to the center section also Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)

Re: 8.75 housing tube thickness [Re: BBR] #187780 01/08/09 04:19 PM 01/08/09 04:19 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,755 Rio Linda, CA John_Kunkel Too Many Posts
John_Kunkel Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,755 Rio Linda, CA	I've got a bunch of tube segments left over from narrowing housings (yeah, I save everything) and they measure anywhere from .215"-.240". The INTERNET, the MISinformation superhighway

Re: 8.75 housing tube thickness [Re: John_Kunkel] #187781 01/09/09 10:24 AM 01/09/09 10:24 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,059 Swamps of South Jersey. W wildcargo master
wildcargo master W Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,059 Swamps of South Jersey.	All I can tell you is that the one that came out of the Cuda was thin compared to the one I took out of a C-body. Bud www.wildcar-go.itgo.com 64 DODGE 60' 1.433, 1/8 6.38 at 107.4, 1/4 10.08 at 132.02 foot brake, leaf springs

Re: 8.75 housing tube thickness [Re: wildcargo] #187782 01/09/09 03:55 PM 01/09/09 03:55 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.	They make real ones now . http://www.moserengineering.com/Pages/Newstuff.html 6.50 @ 226 MPH 4.25 @ 186 MPH https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX86DHGKBo0

Re: 8.75 housing tube thickness [Re: BBR] #187783 01/10/09 12:07 AM 01/10/09 12:07 AM
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 88 N.E. Alabama 6 64dodge440 member
64dodge440 member 6 Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 88 N.E. Alabama	The one I narrowed for my car came from a pickup. It had 1/4" tubes.

Re: 8.75 housing tube thickness [Re: 64dodge440] #187784 01/10/09 12:32 AM 01/10/09 12:32 AM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 853 Brisbane Australia 5 572B1 super stock
572B1 super stock 5 Joined: May 2004 Posts: 853 Brisbane Australia	1970 8 3/4 dodge phoenix axle tube.300 thou minimum near the end of the axle tube. This could be part of the reason why some 8 3/4 diffs hold up behind 9 second cars and others break behind 12 and 11 second cars.

Re: 8.75 housing tube thickness [Re: 572B1] #187785 01/12/09 10:58 PM 01/12/09 10:58 PM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 22,696 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: 22,696 Bitopia	Quote: 1970 8 3/4 dodge phoenix axle tube.300 thou minimum near the end of the axle tube. This could be part of the reason why some 8 3/4 diffs hold up behind 9 second cars and others break behind 12 and 11 second cars. I am not doubting what you say, but 8.75 housing wall thickness has not been discuused on Moparts in the last 6? years I can remember. It would explain a lot though. Seems easiest way to determine would be use housing weights, or sonic testing for those with the equipment Reality check, that half the population is smarter then 50% of the people and it's a constantly contested fact.

Re: 8.75 housing tube thickness [Re: go green] #187786 01/13/09 12:57 AM 01/13/09 12:57 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 7,131 Amarillo, Texas BBR OP master
BBR OP master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 7,131 Amarillo, Texas	Quote: They make real ones now . http://www.moserengineering.com/Pages/Newstuff.html I was surprised to find these have 1/4" thick tubes.... Drag Week 2011 - 77th place - DD Drag Week 2012 - 2nd place SRBB N/A Drag Week 2014 - Kapooya RMRW 2018 RMRW 2020

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