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9" Housing Ends

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 1:06 pm
by 5448
Well, I've started the winter upgrades a bit early this year. Planning on mini tubbing my '71 Nova and putting a 9" under it. I want to order a brake kit to get the correct hat thickness for measuring housing width.
Before I order brakes, is there a preference between the Big Ford and Big Ford-new style housing ends? I plan to run a 35 spline axle.
Thanks for the input.

Eric

Re: 9" Housing Ends

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 2:17 pm
by wikd69
5448 wrote:Well, I've started the winter upgrades a bit early this year. Planning on mini tubbing my '71 Nova and putting a 9" under it. I want to order a brake kit to get the correct hat thickness for measuring housing width.
Before I order brakes, is there a preference between the Big Ford and Big Ford-new style housing ends? I plan to run a 35 spline axle.
Thanks for the input.

Eric
I went with the heavy Pontiac / Olds housing ends. Full circle, thick flange.

Re: 9" Housing Ends

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 3:35 pm
by JSutphin
It looks like the only difference is the hole diameter. 3/8" late, down from the 1/2" from the early big ford ends.

Heres a link - http://www.strangeengineering.net/catalog/index.html

Re: 9" Housing Ends

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 7:04 am
by Blade
i just ordered mine last month and Quarter Max had the cheapest price.

Re: 9" Housing Ends

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 10:57 am
by Bruce69Camaro
I'm using the big ford ends on mine and also a drum kit from Strange.

If you want to use a drum kit, Strange sells them for either the big ford or new, big ford.

It's a very nice kit for under $400.

Bruce

Re: 9" Housing Ends

Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 6:49 pm
by TS1955
wikd69 wrote:
5448 wrote:Well, I've started the winter upgrades a bit early this year. Planning on mini tubbing my '71 Nova and putting a 9" under it. I want to order a brake kit to get the correct hat thickness for measuring housing width.
Before I order brakes, is there a preference between the Big Ford and Big Ford-new style housing ends? I plan to run a 35 spline axle.
Thanks for the input.

Eric
I went with the heavy Pontiac / Olds housing ends. Full circle, thick flange.
X2 on the Pontiac / Olds ends

TS1955

Re: 9" Housing Ends

Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 11:25 am
by grandville455
TS1955 wrote:
wikd69 wrote:
5448 wrote:Well, I've started the winter upgrades a bit early this year. Planning on mini tubbing my '71 Nova and putting a 9" under it. I want to order a brake kit to get the correct hat thickness for measuring housing width.
Before I order brakes, is there a preference between the Big Ford and Big Ford-new style housing ends? I plan to run a 35 spline axle.
Thanks for the input.

Eric
I went with the heavy Pontiac / Olds housing ends. Full circle, thick flange.
X2 on the Pontiac / Olds ends

where do u get those at?

TS1955

Re: 9" Housing Ends

Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 7:33 pm
by wikd69
grandville455 wrote:
TS1955 wrote:
wikd69 wrote:
I went with the heavy Pontiac / Olds housing ends. Full circle, thick flange.
X2 on the Pontiac / Olds ends

where do u get those at?

TS1955
Most of the vendors can supply them. Mark Williams, Moser, Art Morrison, etc.