FORD 9"info

richie 2 · 02-08-2012, 09:45 AM

gonna install one in my sbc super/pro car w/trans break. i can aquire a factory iron senter section that has the extra reinforsement ribs on it. is that going to get the job done? can't afford a new one from the aftermarket. thankyou for any input...

buzzinhalfdozen · 02-08-2012, 10:10 AM

Make sure you inspect the area around the rear pinion support bearing to make sure no one has ground this area for gear clearence. If that's OK you will be fine I have a freind that's had one in his car for over 10 years a 9 second car with brake. Joe

richie 2 · 02-08-2012, 10:30 AM

thankyou. i'm pretty sure it's an unmolested unit with factory 3'55 gears....but i'll still check for what u suggested. upon dissassembly i can dry mag test it too...

Run to Rund · 02-08-2012, 01:07 PM

Make sure it is nodular iron. Except for very early ones, they will have a big N in a square recess between ribs, just above the pinion support hole (visible from the outside).

Bob Verwold · 02-08-2012, 05:03 PM

If it's not the nodular, then check the place Joe told ya about. Look for a crack, if none keep an eye on it during winter maintenance. Trans-break's are hard on stock 9" rears.

richie 2 · 02-09-2012, 08:47 AM

in the long run is it better then to just save and spring for an aftermarket unit? i don't want to chance damaging the mosier housing...

cobrajet · 02-14-2012, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by richie 2

in the long run is it better then to just save and spring for an aftermarket unit? i don't want to chance damaging the mosier housing...

Not all ribbed center sections are nodular. The early WAR casings were double ribbed but were not nodular and are the weakest of all casings. They are called WAR casings because the paert number starts with WAR. Stay away from those. They are weaker than the regular one ribb grey iron cases.

The Nodular cases were double ribbed and some (not all) will have an N in the center over the pinion. You have to do some research on the web and get the part numbers so you"ll know if one that you are interested in is nodular or not. Some had the N in the center but the caps did not meaning that it had non nodular caps. Try to find one that you know is nodular and the caps also have the small n on them.

You might look into an aftermarket case on ebay cause the factory N casess are sometimes priced higher than an aftermarket case. George

cicero819 · 02-15-2012, 06:31 PM

Just bring it over to Richard's and hell weld you a brace.lol Claude

BlueOval Ralph · 02-16-2012, 03:04 PM

Early 1964 T-Bolt cases were nodular without the N and had nodular cap without a small n on each cap most mid year till about 1978 had nodular caps toward the end of production early 1980 when the Flat Rock Casting Plant closed they regular gray Iron.

Run to Rund · 02-16-2012, 07:16 PM

HRW is reportedly the strongest nodular case, at $329 iirc it is cheap insurance. I got one from Quick Performance several years ago.

02-08-2012, 09:45 AM	#1
richie 2 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 925 Likes: 329 Liked 160 Times in 74 Posts	FORD 9"info gonna install one in my sbc super/pro car w/trans break. i can aquire a factory iron senter section that has the extra reinforsement ribs on it. is that going to get the job done? can't afford a new one from the aftermarket. thankyou for any input...

02-08-2012, 10:10 AM	#2
buzzinhalfdozen Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bellevue Ohio Posts: 985 Likes: 0 Liked 12 Times in 9 Posts	Re: FORD 9"info Make sure you inspect the area around the rear pinion support bearing to make sure no one has ground this area for gear clearence. If that's OK you will be fine I have a freind that's had one in his car for over 10 years a 9 second car with brake. Joe __________________ Joe Buchanan SS/BX 3117

02-08-2012, 10:30 AM	#3
richie 2 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 925 Likes: 329 Liked 160 Times in 74 Posts	Re: FORD 9"info thankyou. i'm pretty sure it's an unmolested unit with factory 3'55 gears....but i'll still check for what u suggested. upon dissassembly i can dry mag test it too...

02-08-2012, 01:07 PM	#4
Run to Rund Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 574 Likes: 6 Liked 44 Times in 22 Posts	Re: FORD 9"info Make sure it is nodular iron. Except for very early ones, they will have a big N in a square recess between ribs, just above the pinion support hole (visible from the outside).

02-08-2012, 05:03 PM	#5
Bob Verwold Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Fayetteville Ohio Posts: 656 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: FORD 9"info If it's not the nodular, then check the place Joe told ya about. Look for a crack, if none keep an eye on it during winter maintenance. Trans-break's are hard on stock 9" rears.

02-09-2012, 08:47 AM	#6
richie 2 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 925 Likes: 329 Liked 160 Times in 74 Posts	Re: FORD 9"info in the long run is it better then to just save and spring for an aftermarket unit? i don't want to chance damaging the mosier housing...

02-15-2012, 06:31 PM	#8
cicero819 VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Aylmer Quebec, Canada Posts: 1,086 Likes: 31 Liked 68 Times in 29 Posts	Re: FORD 9"info Just bring it over to Richard's and hell weld you a brace.lol Claude

02-16-2012, 03:04 PM	#9
BlueOval Ralph Banned Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 852 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: FORD 9"info Early 1964 T-Bolt cases were nodular without the N and had nodular cap without a small n on each cap most mid year till about 1978 had nodular caps toward the end of production early 1980 when the Flat Rock Casting Plant closed they regular gray Iron. Last edited by BlueOval Ralph; 02-16-2012 at 03:21 PM.

02-16-2012, 07:16 PM	#10
Run to Rund Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 574 Likes: 6 Liked 44 Times in 22 Posts	Re: FORD 9"info HRW is reportedly the strongest nodular case, at $329 iirc it is cheap insurance. I got one from Quick Performance several years ago.