[F1 Speed]

Just quit my part time job yesterday (Home Depot rocks if you need extra cash for your ride ) to get back into my project and I'm looking at custom 9" rear end housings.
Is there any reason to not run a centered pinion when purchasing a new rear end housing? I was also thinking of raising the upper control arm mounting points on the housing simular to what the anti - hop bars do to relocate the upper mounting points.

If you were to do a custom rear end that uses the after market A - body upper and lower control arms, how would you do it?

All of your oppinions and reccomendations would be helpful.

Thanks,
Mike

69 Chevelle SS, Lewis Racing Engines 408 BB

 

[covertolds]

Isn't the pinion lower than center on a 9"? If so, is an option availabe to raise it to the center? Or are you talking side to side?

As far as the upper control arm mounting points, I think most aftermarket rear builders already incorporate this into the housing.

My Moser 12 bolt has raised mounting points.

 

[F1 Speed]

Sorry guys. I was reffering to the side to side off set.

Mike

 

[big gear head]

All of the Chevy car rear ends have the pinion offset 1/2 inch to the right. If you want your drive shaft to fit down the center of the tunnel then you need it offset. I don't know if there would be any clearance problems if it were centered.

 

[Mike Feudo]

I centered the 9in in the old Nova, no problems but does it make any difference I doubt it.

 

[forcd ind]

if you center the u joint, then the large part of the rear is off center, which can cause fit problems, looks kind of wierd to see the rear offset from the back