The 9.25 is Tough. Example - 77 Dodge D150, 440 auto, 200HP NOS Kit, 14"
wide sticky Mickeys, - Over 100 runs at the strip with 3.23s = another
30 with 3.91s over a ten year period. No problems! DW
jon@dakota-truck.net wrote:
>
> B1LLYW@aol.com wrote:
>
> : In a message dated 1/18/2003 1:50:10 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> : jon@dakota-truck.net writes:
>
> : <<< I take it the 9" fell through? If you were going to go to the
> : trouble to swap in a 9.25", I think you would probably be better
> : served by going with an 8.75" instead. >>>
>
> : But, unless you find a complete housing at a great price, an 8 3/4 is
> : expensive. After you get done buying axles ($300+), a chunk with gears and
> : posi ($600+), you figure out what brake hardware you need, master install
> : kit, etc. - the 8 3/4 is an expensive proposition. The 9 1/4 is a lot more
> : common and for my use (aggressive street/no strip) would probably work out.
> : I've already seen a couple around $500 for complete units.
>
> That's true. I had pictured being able to pull one out of a
> junkyard, but I guess after 30+ years that probably doesn't happen too
> often either. :-( I would guess you would probably be OK with the 9.25
> if you weren't doing hard launches on a sticky tire.
>
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>
> -Jon-
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