Axle Housing

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Rear Axle Assembly

1. Center Section 2. Axle Housing 3. Axle Shafts

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Date: 08/18/2007 Views: 81

Axle Housing

Pictured here is Chris Alston's "Fab9" axle housing. Once assembled, this will contain the axles and the "center section" which holds the differential and rear-end gearing. This housing is certainly not as strong as they come, but it's definitely stronger than stock.

The more I think about it though, the more I think maybe I should get the back brace for it to increase rigidity. Since the suspension mounts are going to be pretty close to the wheels, I'm not sure if it's necessary. But it'd stink to find out the hard way.

And before you say it, yes, I should be ashamed at how bad the light is in these pictures.

Date: 01/26/2006 Owner: Chris Robison Size: 3 items

The front side

The hole on the front side of the housing is where the center section plugs in...

Date: 01/15/2006 Owner: Chris Robison Views: 262

Housing end and link mounts

The link mounts shown here are not yet welded on. They're floating, waiting until I can fit the axle under the truck and determine where they'll go...

Date: 01/15/2006 Owner: Chris Robison Views: 273

The back side

This is the side that most folks see. That is, if I weren't going to have a battery box behind it...

Date: 01/15/2006 Owner: Chris Robison Views: 387