Norcal Spotted and BS Thread

Truck is sold

 

Ban him!

 

Do what must be done

 

Anyone on Hwy 50 this afternoon in a white 2nd Gen DC with black bumper and winch, two antennas on the roof, and a bed tool box?

 

Jelly

 

Thanks to Mike for pointing this rig out to me. Guy is from Bakersfield, and holding it for me until Sunday when I can get down there. I am really into this Jeep.

Currie 9" high pinion?

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1068870

 

Always looking for more wheeling buddies. Hope she's good to you. Thing needs a little tube work but it's a great start.

 

Btw that currie high nine is actually a reverse cut ford 8.8 ring gear and I've been told is a fairly week ring gear when pushing meats taller than 35's. so you may wanna Carry a spare. still a sweet axle though.

 

They do offer 9" ring and pinions through Currie though...? Why would they leave it at the 8.8? And isn't the 8.8 reverse cut too?

 

For years, Currie's custom Ford 9-inch differentials have been legendary in Jeeps, hot rods, and other performance applications, with a plethora of aftermarket gear ratios, housings, and lockers that fit them.But regardless of the durability of the 9-incher, the low-pinion placement can cause driveline angle problems for lifted Jeeps and those that require lots of axle travel. One common cure is the popular high-pinion reverse-rotation Dana 44 and 60 axles found in the front of some Ford products. These axles have the pinion placed above the centerline of the axle tube, and the gears are cut backward to rotate in the correct direction. These high-pinion, reverse-rotation axles are great for improving driveline axles and very popular for making custom-axle swaps. But the drawback is that these axles weren't designed to rotate forward when used in the back of a vehicle, and the oiling of the pinion bearings suffer.To solve all these problems, Currie Enterprises has come up with an all-new product, the Currie High-Pinion Differential. Designed to be used as a front or rear end, this specially made diff will accept all the 9-inch traction and axle goodies that make it famous, but uses the company's own brand and manufactured center section. The new nodular iron casting uses the durable 8.8-inch ring-and-pinion set found in the front of late-model Fords. The whole assembly fits right into a standard 9-inch housing, which saves some bucks if your*Jeep*already sports custom 9-inch units.Currie Enterprises has just expanded again, this time adding a full-service installation and repair facility.That gave us a chance to photograph the Currie High-Pinion Differentials that were installed in John Curries' new TJ. Check out the new high-pinion unit, and see if it's the ultimate diff for your rig.Read more:*http://www.jpmagazine.com/techartic...fs_the_ultimate_diff/index.html#ixzz1xfUJDdxM

 

Interesting

 

No rear apps are always standard cut from factory. There is a tremendous difference in strength between a standard cut 8.8 gear set and a reverse spiral gear set in terms of strength. Applying power to the coast side of the gear in a rear set-up forces the ring gear to deflect away from the pinion with tremendous force, distorting the teeth and causing lower pinion bearing failure.

 

Yeah, I understand that with a rear end, a standard cut ring gear is preferable

 

BUMP

 

If someone else from Sac wants to split gas...I'll go.

 

mini tacoma meet up?

 

sure lol. but there's going to be a lot of other people there. Over 100 people RSVP'd already. Not to mention the other parties that will be going on at the same time there. The place is huge

 

that many people to your grad party?
Holy cow.

 

Sweet!!! I like.