Ford 9" SF Housing, Where to buy?

[Brett_408]

Ruff Stuff uses 3/8" face and 3/8" 3.5" axle tubes sounds like the perfect "rock bashing" "Gopher Hole smashing" housing hahah. Heavy son's of bitches tho.

 

[GahnRacing]

Up the budget or buy a weed eater.

 

[SHOP WERX]

Well I guess I should have listened to you guys. The housing from wicked creations came yesterday. I have several concerns with it. But it has one huge issue! They didnt come ANYWHERE CLOSE to the correct center section location I told them. I emailed them a simple dimensional drawing so they couldn't fuck it up. Yet they still did. I really thought about buying an alignment bar and building my own. Guess I should've....

The drivers side measures 30 7/8" pinion center to bearing flange. The passenger side is 29 3/8". Below is the diagram I emailed them when I made the order

 

[Brett_408]

Well I guess I should have listened to you guys. The housing from wicked creations came yesterday. I have several concerns with it. But it has one huge issue! They didnt come ANYWHERE CLOSE to the correct center section location I told them. I emailed them a simple dimensional drawing so they couldn't fuck it up. Yet they still did. I really thought about buying an alignment bar and building my own. Guess I should've....

The drivers side measures 30 7/8" pinion center to bearing flange. The passenger side is 29 3/8". Below is the diagram I emailed them when I made the order

Wow they didn't even try to get close. Completely blew it out of the fucking water. Amazing that company is still in business with the amount of horror story about them on the inter webs.

 

[SHOP WERX]

I figured i better prove them wrong with indisputable pictures. So I broke out the laser level. Proof is in the pudding. This is also the EXACT dimensional drawing I sent them when I ordered it. I have date stamped email proof

I almost find it funny they tout about their housings being built for equal length axles. The dimensions I gave them are designed around using equal length axles. The housing they sent me is nowhere near an equal axle length design.

They better buy me axles, bearings, seals, and studs since none of my current axles will work. The new axles will also need the wheel flanges turned down on the lathe, so they fit inside my rotor hats...

 

[4xFoorOffroad]

I figured i better prove them wrong with indisputable pictures. So I broke out the laser level. Proof is in the pudding. This is also the EXACT dimensional drawing I sent them when I ordered it. I have date stamped email.

Also find it almost funny they tout about their housing being built for equal length axles. The dimensions I gave them are designed for the use of equal length axles. The housing they sent me is nowhere near an equal axle length design.

What would the measurements be if the pinion yoke was (hypothetically) dead center in the center section of the housing? Suspicious...

 

[Doubleggregg]

Well I guess I should have listened to you guys. The housing from wicked creations came yesterday. I have several concerns with it. But it has one huge issue! They didnt come ANYWHERE CLOSE to the correct center section location I told them. I emailed them a simple dimensional drawing so they couldn't fuck it up. Yet they still did. I really thought about buying an alignment bar and building my own. Guess I should've....

The drivers side measures 30 7/8" pinion center to bearing flange. The passenger side is 29 3/8". Below is the diagram I emailed them when I made the order

I have a Camburg full floater 9” for sale seems like it would work for you.

 

[SHOP WERX]

What would the measurements be if the pinion yoke was (hypothetically) dead center in the center section of the housing? Suspicious...

Idk, all ford 9's have the pinion offset 1.0625" to the passenger side when compared to the hole opening in the housing. The mid point of the axles are roughly offset 1.0625" to the drivers side in comparison to the hole opening of the housing. So to have equal length axles the pinion center needs shifted 2.125" to the passenger side of the housings center.

Pinion centered in housing = unequal length axles and third member not centered. Roughly 4.25" difference in length from one axle to another.

Third member centered in housing = unequal length axles, equal length axle tubes, pinion offset 1.0625" passenger side of center. Roughly 2.125" difference in axle length.

Pinion offset 2.125" to the passenger side of the housing center = equal length axles, unequal length axle tubes, third member not centered.

 

[SHOP WERX]

I have a Camburg full floater 9” for sale seems like it would work for you.

We'll see how this plays out if/when they respond tomorrow. Full floater probably isnt in my budget. And I most likely live 1,000 miles away from you, and its probably to wide to tuck tires in factory sheet metal.

 

[Doubleggregg]

We'll see how this plays out if/when they respond tomorrow. Full floater probably isnt in my budget. And I most likely live 1,000 miles away from you, and its probably to wide to tuck tires in factory sheet metal.

65.5” wms to wms and I have sent at least one housing to I believe it was Michigan. Anything’s possible with a freight account…

 

[4xFoorOffroad]

Idk, all ford 9's have the pinion offset 1.0625" to the passenger side when compared to the hole opening in the housing. The mid point of the axles are roughly offset 1.0625" to the drivers side in comparison to the hole opening of the housing. So to have equal length axles the pinion center needs shifted 2.125" to the passenger side of the housings center.

Pinion centered in housing = unequal length axles and third member not centered. Roughly 4.25" difference in length from one axle to another.

Third member centered in housing = unequal length axles, equal length axle tubes, pinion offset 1.0625" passenger side of center. Roughly 2.125" difference in axle length.

Pinion offset 2.125" to the passenger side of the housing center = equal length axles, unequal length axle tubes, third member not centered.

It's interesting that they got the overall tube ends / flange lengths correct at 60.25" with their interesting take on your measurements in the diagram but they're off a distance that's different than having the pinion dead center in the center section of the housing which is the only thing I could think they could logically misinterpret from the diagram at any level of stupidity.

 

[Giant Geoff]

I figured i better prove them wrong with indisputable pictures. So I broke out the laser level. Proof is in the pudding. This is also the EXACT dimensional drawing I sent them when I ordered it. I have date stamped email proof

I almost find it funny they tout about their housings being built for equal length axles. The dimensions I gave them are designed around using equal length axles. The housing they sent me is nowhere near an equal axle length design.

They better buy me axles, bearings, seals, and studs since none of my current axles will work. The new axles will also need the wheel flanges turned down on the lathe, so they fit inside my rotor hats...

Take it back and tell them to do it the way you gave them the information.

 

[SHOP WERX]

Take it back and tell them to do it the way you gave them the information.

That would be the best option. Timeline for getting another axle sorted out for KOH is getting dang tight on me tho....

 

[4xFoorOffroad]

If they give you a hard time about returning it due to shipping costs, it looks like they’re right here east of LA in Garden Grove. Someone at KOH may be coming from there or live near it too.