Talk me into/out of building a Ford 9" steering axle

[fl0w3n]

its crazy the difference for sure. e locker is only the rear correct?

E locker is only rear. Tremors have a LSD front but I doubt anyone is picking those up for builds

i don’t remember what year the e-locker started though

 

[YotaAtieToo]

Or king pin 60’s. I lol for real when people post a KP 60 for sale for a thousand bucks. Or twelve hundred bucks. Talk about about being out of touch with reality.

I got two pairs of 11+ SD axles with the rears with E lockers for $800 a pair.

I've bought them for those prices and about doubled my money on them

 

[fl0w3n]

Which site are you searching chaplinfj60 i am only seeing a few on LKQ nationwide for $3-500 for the 05-10 year. 11+ is over a grand for front only.

my buddy just recently stumbled across an 06 in the junkyard that hadn’t been pulled yet, $194 without brakes. I am cheap so I want that price, but I don’t have time to walk the yards every weekend

 

[Sean]

Which site are you searching chaplinfj60 i am only seeing a few on LKQ nationwide for $3-500 for the 05-10 year. 11+ is over a grand for front only.

my buddy just recently stumbled across an 06 in the junkyard that hadn’t been pulled yet, $194 without brakes. I am cheap so I want that price, but I don’t have time to walk the yards every weekend

Looks like car-part.com

 

[chaplinfj60]

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i search 50313 des moines iowa front axle 373 ratio

 

[JR4X]

I've bought them for those prices and about doubled my money on them

Could you still do that today? I know Chevy front 60’s have the most psychotic price tags anymore.

 

[IowaOffRoad]

chaplinfj60 I need to get on car-part more...

I still like the idea of my 9" hybrid front, but those SD axle prices are

Boo to driver drop though, every T-case I have is passenger drop.

One of the appeals of my 9" hybrid idea was to invert the axle tubes and make me a pass. drop axle with more modern/easier to acquire outer parts.

 

[Bebop]

Or king pin 60’s. I lol for real when people post a KP 60 for sale for a thousand bucks. Or twelve hundred bucks. Talk about about being out of touch with reality.

I got two pairs of 11+ SD axles with the rears with E lockers for $800 a pair.

Depends on what you're doing with it.

I'd pay 1200 for a KP that bolts in if I was building a square body.

 

[chaplinfj60]

i have all ready been searching the webs for retubing. turns out i have a couple friend that said easy day. big press and maximum effort. :)

hell this thread is what got me looking at these. i too was looking at building a cheap 9 inch for all your reasons. but then holly shit how can you not look at the SD and say maybe thats the way to go....

here is the insane price i just saw

 

[Dan]

here is the insane price i just saw

That price doesn’t seem too bad to me, I wouldn’t call it insane.

 

[IowaOffRoad]

Any IBBers in NY area needs to latch onto this

 

[Bebop]

chaplinfj60 I need to get on car-part more...

I still like the idea of my 9" hybrid front, but those SD axle prices are

Boo to driver drop though, every T-case I have is passenger drop.

One of the appeals of my 9" hybrid idea was to invert the axle tubes and make me a pass. drop axle with more modern/easier to acquire outer parts.

Swap tubes

 

[Bebop]

That price doesn’t seem too bad to me, I wouldn’t call it insane.

agreed. I think that's pretty good, given the aftermarket parts.

 

[chaplinfj60]

That price doesn’t seem too bad to me, I wouldn’t call it insane.

after i read all the stuff in it i agree. i just saw kingpin 3k

 

[JR4X]

That’s actually a good deal. There’s over $3K in parts in that. Just the RCV’s the ARB gears and brakes are $3K.

What’s not a good deal. Is a bone stock GM 60 with 4.10’s open diff for $1200 when you are only going to use the housing knuckles spindles and drive hubs.

 

[IowaOffRoad]

Swap tubes

That would be what I'd end up doing, just hate the idea of cutting up a perfectly good desirable axle.

 

[chaplinfj60]

That would be what I'd end up doing, just hate the idea of cutting up a perfectly good desirable axle.

its not like your cutting it up and tossing it away. your using it

 

[Sean]

Could you still do that today? I know Chevy front 60’s have the most psychotic price tags anymore.

And I've been sitting on a NOS Chevy KP front D60 housing for like 12+ years thinking I'd build it. Now, I'm thinking fabbed only....or maybe an 05 SD60. Funny how things change.

 

[Dan]

That would be what I'd end up doing, just hate the idea of cutting up a perfectly good desirable axle.

Chop that pig up and build what you want, it’s a junkyard axle!

 

[IowaOffRoad]

its not like your cutting it up and tossing it away. your using it

I know, I'm just a bit weird about cutting up useful stuff even if cut up its useful to me.

 

[fl0w3n]

Looks like car-part.com

Search Results

Car-Part.com--Used Auto Parts Market

i search 50313 des moines iowa front axle 373 ratio

Oh, I was searching Co-Part and LKQ

Looks like you are getting the east coast rust discount

 

[Bebop]

Looks like you are getting the east coast rust discount

You're getting the Cali tax, that's what's up.

 

[fl0w3n]

You're getting the Cali tax, that's what's up.

Rust discount, Cali Tax ... where do I find the middle ground

 

[RPS1030]

That would be what I'd end up doing, just hate the idea of cutting up a perfectly good desirable axle.

Got an 05 sitting behind the shop for the outers to go on the 14 bolt, just do it.

 

[Bebop]

Rust discount, Cali Tax ... where do I find the middle ground

I was buying and selling a lot of them at some point.
When you buy more than 25 at a time you start to get good prices.

 

[chaplinfj60]

You're getting the Cali tax, that's what's up.

thats the dam truth. i changed the zip code to 95620 and was freaking shocked......

 

[Sean]

thats the dam truth. i changed the zip code to 95620 and was freaking shocked......

And since AZ is Commifornia since the COVID emigration....our prices are ridiculous as well.

 

[fl0w3n]

I was buying and selling a lot of them at some point.
When you buy more than 25 at a time you start to get good prices.

I'm a simple man, owning a junkyard is an odd dream of mine one day... then I can have 25 at a time

 

[chaplinfj60]

vegas is same as cali,,, but denver not bad

 

[chaplinfj60]

bebop,

when you were buying 25 at a time was there a decent market for them? how far would you travel