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  • Here you have a nice and nearly clean to assemble differential housing.  It has come a long way to get to this point.  It required Garnet Media Blasting, Priming and Powder Coating to bring it to this stage.

    • Here you have a nice and nearly clean to assemble differenti…
  • You bett, this carrier is a work of art.  I had to modify the heck out this just to make it work.  I had to weld up the O.D. where the Ring Gear Indexes, I had to replace the side gears with bigger spline units, I had to set up the clutch pack.  I had ...

    • You bett, this carrier is a work of art. I had to modify th…
  • There is now the possiblity to install new much bigger axles.  That was the whole idea.  Also I needed to improve the ability of the carrier to hold up the extra horsepower.

    • There is now the possiblity to install new much bigger axles…
  • Jim wanted to have the Ultimate Rear Differential.  Well what Jim wants Jim gets.  We went to a junk yard and scored on several to make his one differential.  Now I got to figure out how to find parts that are not made any more.

    • Jim wanted to have the Ultimate Rear Differential. Well wha…
  • In this case the OEM Posi is no longer available.  I had to take one from another differential and modify it for use in this differential housing.  It will be much stronger and also better after these Engineering improvements.

    • In this case the OEM Posi is no longer available. I had to…
  • Just look at all the Lightening Holes!  No, these were necessary so that I could install the OEM Ring Gear to the replacement carrier.  Proof that it would not fit.  It was hard to get the holes exactally right but I did it.

    • Just look at all the Lightening Holes! No, these were neces…
  • When we got the differential it was missing one axle.  On top of that the other axle was not the correct one.  Someone had changed them to the longer axles during it's lifetime.  This we did not know.

    • When we got the differential it was missing one axle. On to…
  • The area that the seal rides on has to go away to fit into the housing and place the disk brake rotor into the correct location for everything to work correctly.  Now that is where I come in.

    • The area that the seal rides on has to go away to fit into t…
  • Notice how the OEM Disk Brake Backing Plate fit fine?  What an understatement if ever there was one made.  It has several design problems that we have to overcome.

    • Notice how the OEM Disk Brake Backing Plate fit fine? What…