Quick performance rear end

[Maverick's_Monte]

The 60 is lighter, IIRC. Be realistic. How often are you going to change rear gears?

Exactly. This is exactly why I went with the S60 with Strange. I was in the market for a 9" and the S60 was actually cheaper and fit my application better as I did not plan on (and have not had the urge since) to swap out gears.

 

[565bbchevy]

I bought a Moser 9" for Monte not only for the strength but IMO the 9" has the most aftermarket support and having the removable third member is a bonus especially since I did decide to change gears later on and pulling a third member and dropping it off at DTS to get a new gear installed was very easy compared to any other option.

 

[Log79]

I definitely wouldn’t be changing gears often , just potentially as an experimentation between ratios as the project evolves. just trying to make smart decisions, I only get to throw a few thousand at this project per year , the wife and kids take the rest haha. You guys are great ! Thanks for all the feed back I appreciate it .

 

[ck80]

I definitely wouldn’t be changing gears often , just potentially as an experimentation between ratios as the project evolves. just trying to make smart decisions, I only get to throw a few thousand at this project per year , the wife and kids take the rest haha. You guys are great ! Thanks for all the feed back I appreciate it .

To be honest... maybe my dottage is beginning. And maybe part of it is that I deal with southern cars for the last few decades.

But I'd prefer swapping a complete ready to go rear end assembly and just bleeding brakes to having to crack open the pumpkin and deal with that gear oil and hassles of gear changes anymore.

Say I'll use a 60 rear end... if I want to swap gears, then buy another 60 rear end with different ratio and fresh brakes pop that sucker in on an afternoon. Sell the original.

I'd bet if you compared the cost, buying new gears, paying a shop to set them up (or wasting a ton of time doing it) and having to open the differential, labor to install the new swap, the nastiness. Then look at what you'd lose buying a fresh unit then selling your used one with different gearing (unless it is way radical.)

Yep, pay the cash for shiny new parts and no gear oil

 

[Supercharged111]

To be honest... maybe my dottage is beginning. And maybe part of it is that I deal with southern cars for the last few decades.

But I'd prefer swapping a complete ready to go rear end assembly and just bleeding brakes to having to crack open the pumpkin and deal with that gear oil and hassles of gear changes anymore.

Say I'll use a 60 rear end... if I want to swap gears, then buy another 60 rear end with different ratio and fresh brakes pop that sucker in on an afternoon. Sell the original.

I'd bet if you compared the cost, buying new gears, paying a shop to set them up (or wasting a ton of time doing it) and having to open the differential, labor to install the new swap, the nastiness. Then look at what you'd lose buying a fresh unit then selling your used one with different gearing (unless it is way radical.)

Yep, pay the cash for shiny new parts and no gear oil

I never cracked a brake line to get the axle out of my Camaro. If you have discs there is no need to.

 

[ck80]

I never cracked a brake line to get the axle out of my Camaro. If you have discs there is no need to.

True. Few of my vehicles run discs. Like I said... dottage.