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Ford 9 Inch Rear-End
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How To Set Up a Ford 9 Inch Third Member for High-Performance Use

May 24, 2022 Roadkill Customs
How to prepare a Ford 9-inch rear-end for high-performance use including setting bearing preload, gear mesh, and backlash. [More…]
Automobile Rear-Ends
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What’s My Rear-End Gear Ratio and What Type Differential Do I Have?

February 15, 2022 Roadkill Customs
This is a simple method to determine your rear-end type and gear ratio without opening up your differential. [More…]
Ford 9 Inch Rear-End Widths and Potential Donor Cars
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Ford 9 Inch Rear-End Widths and Potential Donor Cars

June 30, 2021 Roadkill Customs
Hot rodders and drag racers use 9″ Ford rear-ends in just about everything — here are 9 inch Ford rear-end widths and donor vehicles. [More…]
Watts Link Geometry
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Watts-Link Geometry Explained

June 2, 2020 Roadkill Customs
The advantage of the Watts Link design is that it can keep the axle centered throughout the entire travel range of the suspension. Here’s how it works. [More…]
Bolt-On Disc Brake Conversion Kits for 8 inch and 9 inch Ford Rear-Ends
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Install Bolt-On Disc Brake Conversion Kit on 8″ and 9″ Ford Rear-Ends

May 7, 2020 Roadkill Customs
Safety matters, especially if you’re going to have passengers. Fortunately, this kit runs close to what you’d pay to replace original drums. [More…]
Earl's Differential and Manual Transmission Cooling Systems
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Earl’s Differential and Manual Transmission Cooling Systems

January 13, 2020 Roadkill Customs
Whether you race road course, off-road, circle track, or just put your vehicle under heavy-duty conditions, take the extra step to cool them. [More…]
How to Apply Rust Encapsulator Plus to a Rusty Rear End
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How to Apply Rust Encapsulator Plus to a Rusty Rear End

October 16, 2019 Roadkill Customs
In this video, Joe removes heavy rust, dirt, and grime so he can apply Rust Encapsulator Plus to a Camaro rear end. [More…]
How to Box-In a Differential Rear End Housing
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How To Box-In a Differential / Solid Axle Rear-End Housing

September 5, 2019 Roadkill Customs
You’ll learn how to fabricate and weld on steel plates to stiffen the rear axle and prevent it from torquing when under load [More…]
GM 12-bolt Rear-end
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How To Fix A Leaking GM 12-bolt Rear-end Pinion Seal

June 4, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Does your rear differential leak gear oil everywhere? Do you keep installing a new pinion seal and having the same problem? Here’s the fix. [More…]
Bad Chad
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Bad Chad on Rear-End Fabrication and Welding Frame Components

May 31, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Bad Chad shares insights and explains rear-end fabrication and how to ensure proper welding of frame components. [More…]

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