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Old 10-14-2012 | 11:30 PM
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Thanks for the comments....It really is a nice piece, regardless of price.

Engine guy called me yesterday (which is different than me always calling him) and said that I should be able to pick it up this Friday....we'll see about that....
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Originally Posted by custm2500
Brakes included makes the price much more concivable. It should be buillit proof! but DAMN more in the rear axle then most spend on a trans.

She sure is sexy and no concerns like with the 10 bolt you were going to run.

Madman: are you serious? all of what you said seems logical but leaving raw metal sounds crazy.

Most of the time its just painted. Alot of guys just clear it.

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Old 10-15-2012 | 09:39 AM
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Aint nothing wrong with a $6k rearend build.
Depends on the shop, location, overhead, labor rate, quality of components, etc.
It's a lot more than what 99% of you guys are used to, but it's within "normal" to have a rearend setup like this if you plan on making serious power.
It may be overdone, but just like a fuel system or transmission, it's better to go overboard.
When I had my truck done, I knew how much power and where I wanted to be, so a 9" with all the goodies in it was decided on.
I can't remember the cost of the rearend, but I'm sure it was up there.

not trying to jack your thread, but here's my setup, well done, strong and worth every penny; hadn't given up in 2 years of abuse, with a 1.31 sixty.
And we know trucks are heavy, so it requires something like this.
I'm now more than confident the rearend will hold when releasing the tbrake; that's something I couldn't say before this.

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Bad *** set up allen. One of these days, we can line up. Turbo vs. Procharger here we come.
Old 10-16-2012 | 12:47 AM
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How much does that rear weigh? I wonder how it compares weight wise to me 9.5" 14b...
Old 10-16-2012 | 05:58 AM
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Housing weighs 62 pounds. The total weight really wouldnt affect the truck being that its unsprung weight.
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I mean the complete rear minus the brakes.....housing, ring and pinion, shafts, carrier, etc.
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Originally Posted by Atomic
I mean the complete rear minus the brakes.....housing, ring and pinion, shafts, carrier, etc.


60 lbs bare. I could go lighter with a moly housing and thinner tubes but the length and weight of the truck I thought it should thicker wall tubes.
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Originally Posted by Blown06
Bad *** set up allen. One of these days, we can line up. Turbo vs. Procharger here we come.
I thought that might be some motivation to get yours done lol.
There's a lot of quick trucks in them making.

Sure, let's line them up, we all know turbos are faster than belt driven heat pumps anyway, hahah
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Weight wise I can tell you this...when I shipped the guts out of my old one, I added the weight of shipping the axles, brakes, gears and posi then weighed the housing by itself....added it up and it was around 270lbs. In comparison, I can pick this one up complete no problem by myself.


Allen, you better get bigger turbos. lol


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