Got My Rear End Done...
 

Got my rear end together thanks to MidWest Chassi..

Parts list~
Moser 33 spline gun drilled axels & Lightened ends,
Moser 33 spline full spool,
Svo rear cover,
5/5 wheels studs,
9" ends,
Welded axle tubes,
Braced from center to end,
Motive light weight Ax 4.88 gear,
Strange 1350 pinion yoke,
Moroso U-Joint girdle,
Midwest Chassi lower relocators,
UPR sepherical bushings,
Tabs welded on to hold my braided brake lines,
Quad shock brackets removed.

Not yet added is the Anti Roll Bar mounts that will be added when i take it in to get that installed which is a Midwest Chassi design and i am also getting their upper and lower control arms made which i should have in a little while.

SPECIAL THANKS;
Midwest Chassis & Performance, Inc.
Custom Fabrication - Rearends to Rollcages, Suspension & More - Procharger and Strange Engineering Dealer - 127 N. Mcarthur Dr. North Pekin, IL 61554 309-382-6252

I will get some more pics soon..
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/3225/rearendwe1.jpg

hey bud, the strange 1350 pinion yoke comes with some heavy duty
straps for the u-joint, the u-straps are the way to go in holding the
joints, with this you don't need the moroso girdle, but its there now 8)

Thanks for the advice.

I guess it just comes down to preference as the straps work well but only put pressure in the center of the u-joint were the gurdle puts pressure on the hole u-joint including making it so there is no side to side movement.

for me it was not preference but seeing the guy who split his yoke
and differential juice all on the starting line after a transbrake
jerk of torque and we have a yoke/joint failure. So i wanted to see
what the big horsepwr cars were using, well i was lucky to meet
pat musi at a gm event in vegas and asked him all sorts of info,
and he uses a mark williams yoke with straps, he said its the initial
take off that gets all the parts tested and he also changes everything
after so many runs, but the info on the concetrated pressure is
interesting, but i think i will go with what the pros are using 8)

Ironicly thats why i went with the straps necause most of the Mustang guys run those so thats why i picked them up..

Now granted they are not "pro's" by no means just guys that run Outlaw class's and true 10.5 stuff like that.

I do agree though as i was always taught that (IF YOU WANT TO GO FAST ASK THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING FAST!)....

you know those guys might not be pros but their cars still
take alot of torque, and i was going to purchase the moroso
ujoint part until i was told to use the straps, i tell you, everyone
has what they like, i just don't want to be the guy who spills
my rear at the starting line, good luck :wink:

I feel you there as that has always been a concern of mine.. Thanks goodness instead of puking a rear end last year it just burnt thru the posi instead.. lol

Was still able to muster 1.54 off of one wheel though..
http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/8...28acopypc8.jpg

Can't wait to see what it will be like with both tires working now.. Still didn't work to bad for a full wieght stock suspension Mustang though and power only going to one wheel.. It was a hand full to drive thats for sure down the track.. lol

Every time i shifted it wanted to wiggle a bit.. lol

uh ho, did not know the joint had the fittings for grease realy
makes them a weak link for failure, was told not to use with
fittings, they break :cry:

I think i should be ok, my buddy went low 9's with the same split size u-joint. lol So i am sure my 11 sec car will do just fine... ;)

well that is one hell of a differential, i don't think it will leave its
guts some where, give it hell. :twisted:

Those girdles look tall.Like it puts the bolts a long way off the yoke.Bad leverage.Never did understand why they make those out of aluminum instead of steel.If they were steel I'd use them,aluminum scares me in a driveline.But,like you said.Theories are only worth so much,proven combos are where the truth lies.A good theory and $0.50 can get you a good cup of coffee :D

olds48 I guess i will have to get you a side pic as you have me confused a little saying the bolt is to tall.. That is the top of the bolt in the pick and it is sitting in a little pocket machined out of the gurdle...

The gurdle wraps the joint perfectly and sits flat on the base of the yoke..

Yeah,you're right.Those girdles are shorter than the ones I've seen.Bolt is still not as low as if it was a strap.Theres nothing wrong with what you got at all.But what did they cost,$20-25?Nice set of Spicer steel straps were $3 that I bought for my 9" a month ago.That's all I'm saying :D

Ah got ya but what is $20 when we spend thousands on our cars? lol

That is true,buddy :D

i need to correct myself, straps or weaker than u-bolts, that is
what came with my strange pinion yoke and what the pro's use,
i was refering to u-bolts but calling them "straps", I was going thru
my manuel to check on axel center line and notice the stock straps,
the u-bolts are much more secure for me, my opinion only. :wink:

Everything on your list fro the rearend looks top notch except one thing,
MOTIVE GEARS
they are cheap for a reason, goodluck with yours.
Cp

Shoot it wasn't that cheap.. lol

They are the only ones that make light weight gears so i chose it to try and keep the weight down. My axels alone are just shy of 4 pounds lighter per axel than normal 33 spline axels.

Also alot of people didn't know this but Motive makes the gears for Ford also. So they can't be to bad as Fords all over have gears in them.. ;)

But yes their AX light weight brand has been known to come apart thats for sure and it was a concern of mine since i have seen one come apart 1st hand but this is only a 400-450 whp car so i am praying i will be ok..

Shoot who knows if all this light weight stuff even makes a differnce?