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Re: my rear axel got bent from welding
[Re: Mr500_wedge]
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03/28/09 02:56 PM
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I would cut the ends off and weld them back with a narrowing jig.
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Re: my rear axel got bent from welding
[Re: John_Kunkel]
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03/28/09 03:13 PM
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I would cut the ends off and weld them back with a narrowing jig.
 I'd cut it otherwise that tire will have a
toe in or out issue (cant see which way is front)
just cut it most of the way through and tap it straight
then reweld it SLOWLY with time to cool
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Re: my rear axel got bent from welding
[Re: MR_P_BODY]
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03/28/09 04:00 PM
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I would cut the ends off and weld them back with a narrowing jig.
I'd cut it otherwise that tire will have a
toe in or out issue (cant see which way is front)
just cut it most of the way through and tap it straight
then reweld it SLOWLY with time to cool
I ran a bar through it end to end and also removed the spool and put the caps around the bar. Keeps everything straight. Not sure how to do that on an eight and three quarter (mine was a Dana) 
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Re: my rear axel got bent from welding
[Re: JandJ_Racing]
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03/28/09 04:34 PM
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That is the problem with 8-3/4 rear ends..The housing is weak...I bent mine so much the car sat 1-1/2" lower on the right side....Go to a dana.
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Re: my rear axel got bent from welding
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03/28/09 05:23 PM
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It's suprising how "bent" most 8-3/4 housing are from the factory.
You think 8-3/4" housings are bad, you should check out the 8.8 housings in Mustangs. 
WOW, I must be really good... I've never had a problem
welding/shortening the 8 3/4s
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Re: my rear axel got bent from welding
[Re: MR_P_BODY]
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03/28/09 05:55 PM
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It's suprising how "bent" most 8-3/4 housing are from the factory.
You think 8-3/4" housings are bad, you should check out the 8.8 housings in Mustangs.
WOW, I must be really good... I've never had a problem
welding/shortening the 8 3/4s
It's not a problem but just causes the ends to be offset from the housing which doesn't look correct but is correct. btw the bend/offset becomes much less as the housing become more narrow which is probably what you are dealing with. Take a look at a c-body, truck or van housing with a narrowing bar installed a you will see that the center of the bar is probably somewhere near 1/8" offset from the center of the housing end. But cut that same housing for a tubbed car and the offset would be much less, possibly close to perfect. It's also interesting to see the difference in the housing from one side to the other. One end might be perfectly centered while the other end is nowhere close. Good old quality control..or lack of. Oh well, it worked.
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Re: my rear axel got bent from welding
[Re: DoctorDiff]
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03/28/09 05:57 PM
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I straighten most housings, regardless of brand, before I weld them together. I like to see the housing end centered on the tube.
Installing a through-bar or axles does nothing to control warpage while installing a back brace.
I know you are right, but I would rather have them in vs nothing. and welding them in 1" spots is the way I have done it a few times. are they perfectly straight ? probably not but it works well enough on a low HP bracket car.
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Re: my rear axel got bent from welding
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03/28/09 06:04 PM
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I alway's cut the end's off then do all my welding and brackets, then the last thing you do is weld the end's back on with a jig to get the wheel bearing bores in alignment with the bearing's in the carrier,,,your bearing's and seal's will thank you. 
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Re: my rear axel got bent from welding
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03/28/09 06:11 PM
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I alway's cut the end's off then do all my welding and brackets, then the last thing you do is weld the end's back on with a jig to get the wheel bearing bores in alignment with the bearing's in the carrier,,,your bearing's and seal's will thank you.
Thats the way I do it, the bearing ends are always
last going on.... by rights that tube could be all
over the place as long as the ends are square to the
carrier bearings and I like the tire square to the car
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