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Bent axle housing #959581 03/27/11 12:08 AM 03/27/11 12:08 AM
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 39 south dakota C correctdirection OP member
correctdirection OP member C Joined: May 2009 Posts: 39 south dakota	Wondering if anyone has ever had axle tubes bend.Thought it looked like there was not as much room between tire and front wheel opening and went to pull axles out to drop third member to check things out and axle would not come out. On further inspection the housing is bent at the u-bolts. Put the housing in last season and all was good has anyone had these problems? Running 4.56 gears 29.5x11.5 slicks. Runs 1.43-1.46 60' times. 500 cid 10.0 comp. with 509 hyd. cam with 8" conv.in a 68 Dart. Is it possible I found a weak housing or am i overpowering it. If so what would be a good replacement, I really like the 8 3/4 for gear change. Thanks for any help!

Re: Bent axle housing [Re: correctdirection] #959582 03/27/11 12:18 AM 03/27/11 12:18 AM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,257 gulfport, ms, west mi rowin4 master
rowin4 master Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,257 gulfport, ms, west mi	Well, I should be the first one to say put in a dana 60 and forget it or if you want the interchangeability put a 9" ford under it. it's ok to butt heads, just don't do it with a butthead

Re: Bent axle housing [Re: correctdirection] #959583 03/27/11 12:22 AM 03/27/11 12:22 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,233 Bend,OR USA C Cab_Burge I Win
Cab_Burge I Win C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,233 Bend,OR USA	I bent one up bad enough to break the ladder bar brackets off the housing, the car bent it slowly but I was not thinking of it bending I ended up putting a Dana 60 in it Last edited by Cab_Burge; 03/27/11 12:24 AM. Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)

Re: Bent axle housing [Re: correctdirection] #959584 03/27/11 12:23 AM 03/27/11 12:23 AM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI MR_P_BODY Master
MR_P_BODY Master Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI	Quote: Wondering if anyone has ever had axle tubes bend.Thought it looked like there was not as much room between tire and front wheel opening and went to pull axles out to drop third member to check things out and axle would not come out. On further inspection the housing is bent at the u-bolts. Put the housing in last season and all was good has anyone had these problems? Running 4.56 gears 29.5x11.5 slicks. Runs 1.43-1.46 60' times. 500 cid 10.0 comp. with 509 hyd. cam with 8" conv.in a 68 Dart. Is it possible I found a weak housing or am i overpowering it. If so what would be a good replacement, I really like the 8 3/4 for gear change. Thanks for any help! Its not back braced... I back brace 8 3/4 and 9" that I put in my stuff.... gotta remember its just sheet metal

Re: Bent axle housing [Re: rowin4] #959585 03/27/11 12:25 AM 03/27/11 12:25 AM
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 39 south dakota C correctdirection OP member
correctdirection OP member C Joined: May 2009 Posts: 39 south dakota	Are the Dana tubes that much stronger?

Re: Bent axle housing [Re: correctdirection] #959586 03/27/11 12:28 AM 03/27/11 12:28 AM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,257 gulfport, ms, west mi rowin4 master
rowin4 master Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,257 gulfport, ms, west mi	Oh yes, there 1/4" thick it's ok to butt heads, just don't do it with a butthead

Re: Bent axle housing [Re: rowin4] #959587 03/27/11 12:31 AM 03/27/11 12:31 AM
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 39 south dakota C correctdirection OP member
correctdirection OP member C Joined: May 2009 Posts: 39 south dakota	Thanks for the help. Is it worth going aftermarket and if so with who would you recommend?

Re: Bent axle housing [Re: correctdirection] #959588 03/27/11 12:34 AM 03/27/11 12:34 AM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,257 gulfport, ms, west mi rowin4 master
rowin4 master Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,257 gulfport, ms, west mi	Contact DR. diff, he's member on this web site. it's ok to butt heads, just don't do it with a butthead

Re: Bent axle housing [Re: rowin4] #959589 03/27/11 12:34 AM 03/27/11 12:34 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,233 Bend,OR USA C Cab_Burge I Win
Cab_Burge I Win C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,233 Bend,OR USA	Quote: Oh yes, there 1/4" thick Some of the 3/4 ton truck rear ends, like mine, are thicker than that I bought a junk 3/4 ton Ford rear end and had it cut down and new axles ends welded on along with reusing the old brackets off of the 8 3/4 housing Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)

Re: Bent axle housing [Re: correctdirection] #959590 03/27/11 12:36 AM 03/27/11 12:36 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,831 A collage of whims topside Too Many Posts
topside Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,831 A collage of whims	Yup, rearends bend. Need to backbrace an 8.75 if you're applying a lot of power on slicks. Dana 60s bend too, mine did after being run for 20+ years. On Danas the tubes need to be welded around their OD where they meet the center section. The 8.75 is more efficient than the Ford 9", as is the GM 12-bolt, but the 9" is kind of the small-block Chevy of rearends as far as parts & service support. The 12-bolt is very efficient but fragile with big power & slicks. I think most folks agree that if you want to beat on a rearend and not worry much about it, put a Dana60 under the car.

Re: Bent axle housing [Re: rowin4] #959591 03/27/11 12:37 AM 03/27/11 12:37 AM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI MR_P_BODY Master
MR_P_BODY Master Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI	Quote: Oh yes, there 1/4" thick Or up to 3/8 thick for the HD....on the OP... if your car is heavy and you launch hard you might be better off with a 9" or a dana... I've been very happy with my 8 3/4 but my car is light... and I run 1.19 to 1.21 60' depending on tire wear... but its back braced

Re: Bent axle housing [Re: MR_P_BODY] #959592 03/27/11 12:51 AM 03/27/11 12:51 AM
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 39 south dakota C correctdirection OP member
correctdirection OP member C Joined: May 2009 Posts: 39 south dakota	Is the 8 3/4 that moser makes worth the money or not.

Re: Bent axle housing [Re: correctdirection] #959593 03/27/11 01:00 AM 03/27/11 01:00 AM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI MR_P_BODY Master
MR_P_BODY Master Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI	Quote: Is the 8 3/4 that moser makes worth the money or not. I've never looked at them so I cant say... I've always used a stock housing with a back brace and on my old one with the 489 center I put in load bolts to help the caps(stock ones) but you could use the Moser cap for added strength.... I run the alum center now days .... if you run a back brace you need to move the shocks back a bit to clear the brace and enough room to allow for any wind up in the rear end

Re: Bent axle housing [Re: MR_P_BODY] #959594 03/27/11 01:14 AM 03/27/11 01:14 AM
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 39 south dakota C correctdirection OP member
correctdirection OP member C Joined: May 2009 Posts: 39 south dakota	Does the brace make it past the u-bolts? That is where mine is bending starting at the u-bolt closest to the center of the rearend.

Re: Bent axle housing [Re: correctdirection] #959595 03/27/11 01:23 AM 03/27/11 01:23 AM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI MR_P_BODY Master
MR_P_BODY Master Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI	Quote: Does the brace make it past the u-bolts? That is where mine is bending starting at the u-bolt closest to the center of the rearend. You can notch the brace to clear the bolts... I run the brace all the way out to the flange mount thats welded to the tube... it tappers all the way to the end... I use 2 X 3 X .125 rectangular tubing or you can by them already made up to just weld on EDIT Heres a pic of my currant one 6551766-chassis2.jpg (157 downloads) Last edited by MR_P_BODY; 03/27/11 01:27 AM.

Re: Bent axle housing [Re: MR_P_BODY] #959596 03/27/11 01:31 AM 03/27/11 01:31 AM
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 39 south dakota C correctdirection OP member
correctdirection OP member C Joined: May 2009 Posts: 39 south dakota	Thanks for the help. Its good to see how people will help someone they dont really know. Must be the mopar in us lol. Thanks again its really appreciated.

Re: Bent axle housing [Re: correctdirection] #959597 03/27/11 01:36 AM 03/27/11 01:36 AM
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,072 Mo. racerx master
racerx master Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,072 Mo.	Quote: Is the 8 3/4 that moser makes worth the money or not. Umean this one[IMG]ht tp://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm224/99racerx/rearend-2.jpg[/IMG] src="http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm224/99racerx/rearend.jpg">works pretty good 4 me 135.60's in a 3350lb. car

Re: Bent axle housing [Re: racerx] #959598 03/27/11 01:42 AM 03/27/11 01:42 AM
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 39 south dakota C correctdirection OP member
correctdirection OP member C Joined: May 2009 Posts: 39 south dakota	works pretty good 4 me 135.60's in a 3350lb. car Thanks for the info

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