DFW craigslist 9" rear

[clay68c10]

I bought a different one, but I was going to get this one. This can be an easy way to run rear discs. Already the right width and 5x5 bolt pattern.
http://dallas.craigslist.org/pts/561711671.html

[chrislehr]

Originally Posted by clay68c10

I bought a different one, but I was going to get this one. This can be an easy way to run rear discs. Already the right width and 5x5 bolt pattern.
http://dallas.craigslist.org/pts/561711671.html

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I think if I told the g/f I was driving to Dallas for a rusty part she would leave me.

[clay68c10]

I'd say just hit the local bone yards, but all that heavy 70's iron is long gone in the big cities. Maybe it's time for a road trip up here...

[SCOTI]

I've always wanted to jump on one of these but I've read the 9" Lincoln rears weren't as desirable as going aftermarket or using an earlier housing w/better internals..

The perspective I've learned when reading is that particular advertised rear-end @ $350 gets you.....

A complete/used 9" rear housing that's slightly shorter than stock... GOOD
The center section is most likely a 28-spline 3.00 single track... Not needed (not ideal for performance)
Rear disc brakes.... Wash/not needed (outdated vs. current aftermarket offerings vs. refresh/rebuild costs)

So basically $350 for a slightly narrowed 9" housing right? What else is there they neglect to print in the mags that I'm not considering?

[clay68c10]

I did ok on the one I got, I'm in it for about $100 and can spend the same or less than what I would have spent on my 12 bolt for it to get posi, c-clip eliminators, and new axles if the bearings go out (which is common).
I don't think the 28 spline count is a huge deal, I'm not making a zillion HP and there were a lot of 28 spline 9" behind factory hi-po motors.
I'm looking at it from the perspective of going thru the stock 12 bolt from top to bottom vs doing the same with the 9". The cost of new 12 bolt axles was my main consideration; any time the outer bearings start to go bad, it kills the axles.
I think if you can get the 9" cheap, it's worth it. Any more than $150 and it starts to go the other way. It also helps if you fall into the right gearset, the 9" I got has 3.00 gears and I'm running 3.07 in the 12 bolt I have now. I'll probably switch to 3.50ish gears after I get a 700R4, but that's down the road a ways.
As far as the discs go, those stock Lincoln discs are close to the same size as my 73+ discs in the front. That should be more than adequate for my uses.