875 inches from both sides of the center of the housing for a final width of 45-3/4 inches (a lot more narrow than you'd find under a 1934 with 8-inch American five-spoke wheels). A little offset is fine and will help lubricate the needle bearings in the "U" joints but this can easily be handled by pinion angle adjustments. Overhead work by spinning on bucket - GIF by Hoosiersmoker on 2023-03-14 06:26:45. Related Homemade Tools: Signup for our newsletter and get the 186 More Best Homemade Tools eBook free! The backing plate to backing plate measurement must therefor be approximately 7 1/4" greater on each side than the width of the wheel housing at its widest point, (4" backspacing + 1 1/4"overhang + 2" clearance = 7 1/4"). This one was purchased on eBay from one of the companies that manufactures them. Sorry for the confusion. Axle Housing Narrowing and Alignment Tools, Centering Jigs, Chrysler, Dana, Ford, GM, Each. We will be using a narrowing jig, which is designed to hold the end of the housing in perfect alignment with the center section mounting flanges. Axle Housing Narrowing and Alignment Tools - Free Shipping on Orders Over $99 at Summit Racing. I think he used a Mark Williams catalog to give him all the bearing dimensions on every combination we would weld and he made all donuts we would ever need.
Another will go in the other side and then the unit will be installed in the housing. For your purpose I understand your approach. Tube Alignment Rings Pair. 67 Coronet 500 (street car) 13. Homemade Ford Rear-End Narrowing Jig. If you want to make it prety you can grind the weld smooth and no one will ever know you narrowed your own rearend. Homemade rear end narrowing jig for boat. It's critical to get it eyeballed right; too far in it'll look cramped and too far out it'll look like a wagon wheel. Part Number: DSR-070202DS. Telescoping or nesting square tubes by Alans Home Workshop on 2023-03-14 02:02:35. Whenever possible, use brackets that weld completely around the housing as these do.
The picture below shows the rearend and the amount removed from each end. Log harvester - GIF by Altair on 2023-03-13 21:51:01. The passenger's side was warped about a 32nd of an inch but the housing end was welded back on using the tool so it is perfectly aligned even though the tube is ever so slightly out of alignment. Rear end housing narrowing jig. Axle Housing Narrowing and Alignment Tools, Snout Alignment Rings, for Mittler Bros. 1000-RENK2, Pair. See all 27 photos Eaton then uses this hydraulic machine to put the side-bend into the main leaf to our specs.
Now, a word about cutting. It will also provide the 2" clearance we want from the inside wheel housing. But if you have to or, more accurately, want to use an old original Ford 9-inch housing for nothing more than the ability to say "It's an old Ford rear under there, " then there are ways to do this work at home, or at least in a well-equipped home shop. If we cut the same amount off each side of the housing, then the pinion will still be offset the stock amount. Tips on making a rear end narrowing jig. See all 27 photos After cutting the main leaf to length and rolling the eyes into its ends, Eaton Detroit Spring then heats the center portion of the main leaf to white hot. See all 27 photos After the old rearend is disassembled and cleaned, Walden Speed Shop's Matt Bryant begins the assembly by cutting off the old bearing ends.
Small bearing housings have a slightly different measurement between the backing plate and housing which is generally 2 1/2" but one should measure the unit they intend to use first because the large and small bearing units sometimes vary depending on the application. As soon as the rear housing comes back from getting cleaned gonna give it a whirl! Look for the story of how to hang a 9-inch rear in a chassis later on. It's certainly possible nowadays to order a complete 9-inch Ford-type rearend over the phone (think Currie Enterprises), made with a housing and parts not more than 30 days old in some instances, and it's certainly much easier and faster than modifying an original rear yourself. I just used the custom Google search on the top of this page and found everything I ever wanted to know about narrowing an 8 3/4 Mopar rear using a home built jig. Homemade rear end narrowing jig for metal. In particular, looking for the clearances between the shaft and the bushings and the clearance to the housing ends.
For the ID holes, I was planning on 0. Once you have the bar the donuts are easy. This rear is out of a mid 70's Ford F-150 and the tag decodes this one as an open rear with 31 spline axles and 3:25 gears. Now that we know how wide we need to make the housing, we need to make a decision. He has a bunch of stuff for all types of rears, 8. Once Bryant finished the rearend, a custom spring needed to be made. We also want a minimum of 2" clearance between the body and the tires, so before doing any cutting we need to take this into consideration and calculate what the finished housing measurements (flange to flange) need to be to achieve this goal. Well I got the bushings done.
No Carb here Semi drag racing by Frank S on 2023-03-14 06:26:25. Narrowing Kit Component, Strange Floater Line-Up Puck, 1. Again STOP and wait for it to cool a bit. The process came about because when narrowing a hot rod rearend, you have to weld new ladder bar brackets onto the housing, or possibly spring mounts and/or shock mounts.
A tool like this is not inexpensive but is worth the investment if you will be narrowing several rearends. The housing end can then be installed. It is the axle tube that has slightly warped because of all the welding that was necessary to mount the brackets. 002 inches clearance on the carrier donuts and 0.
Mig or Tig dictates alot about the process. Also I always slide a piece of exhaust pipe over the shaft when welding the ends to keep any splatter off the shaft. Floater Rear-End Narrowing Kit 2 9". Thanks for all the responses! Polygonal turning attachment by DIYer on 2023-03-14 06:14:18. Bobby Walden, of Walden Speed Shop in Pomona, California, and Matt Bryant (the main parts fabricator at Walden) recently started narrowing Ford 9s in-house rather than sending the work out. Let it cool down a few minutes before continuing. Axle Housing Narrowing and Narrowing Tool, 60.
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