Ford 9 inch in a Corvette?

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Apr 3, 2003 | 04:02 PM

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WashingtonRacer

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Re: Ford 9 inch in a Corvette? (striker427)

heck if you want some real power handling, forget the ford. get a Winters Rearend :) they come in a independent setup, only issue I see with them is no LSD which I would much rather have. Best of all, they can easily be found for right around 500 bucks, quick change rear end, and cheap parts replacment.

Apr 3, 2003 | 08:20 PM

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Re: Ford 9 inch in a Corvette? (88'Cubka)

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Somebody makes a IRS with a ford 9".

http://www.dutchmanms.com/1_indep9rears.html

That's the one :thumbs: I was wrong on the price :rolleyes: They start at $4000 and go up from there :eek:

Thanks for finding it :cheers:

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Apr 3, 2003 | 09:08 PM

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Schmucker

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Re: Ford 9 inch in a Corvette? (John Dirks)

My dad has a nodular 9inch in the back of his '64. He has moved the frame rails in, installed coilovers, ladder bars, and other things. He has a fuel cell in the car and relocated the battery (well, it's a drag car, so you need two batteries anyway, so stock placement wouldn't even work) to behind the rear bumper next to the fuel cell.

I took a crappy picture of it this winter. I couldn't really get under it too well and the ground was covered in bird excrement.

[Modified by Schmucker, 8:14 PM 4/3/2003]

Apr 4, 2003 | 07:32 PM

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joe73vette

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Re: Ford 9 inch in a Corvette? (Ganey)

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Norval
Here's some help.
Some early GTOs (goats) came from the factory w/ FoMoCo (marked on them) 4spds.! The demand for 4spds. was higher than expected.

Both MoPar & F*rd have used Q-Js.

Not to pick nits, but the FoMoCo tranny that Pontiac used was a HD 3-speed manual with a Hurst shifter. With the torquey pontiac motor, you really didn't need 4 gears (although the wow factor was higher). The 4-speeds were B-W, Saginaw, or Muncie thru the years. Joe

Apr 4, 2003 | 07:54 PM

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Ganey

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Re: Ford 9 inch in a Corvette? (joe73vette)

More than 1 has claimed to have seen early (maybe 64 only) GTOs (goats) that came from the factory w/ FoMoCo (marked on them) 4spds.

I have not. You could be right.

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