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The Detroit Speed rear crossmember and the close out (reinforcement pieces) are now welded in. Under the ceossmember I also welded in the upper shock mounts ( I'll post up more pictures from underneath the car this weekend).



Last week I ordered a Currie F9 fabricated Ford 9" rear end. It will arrive full length without axle ends. Once I install the suspension brackets, I will take the rear back to currie and have them cut it to a custom length and weld on the housing ends. This rear end should be able to handle very high horsepower and racing conditions.


Currie F9 Fabricated Housing

Along with the housing, I also ordered a Strange Engineering nodular iron case. I'm not sure which type of differential or which gear ratio I'm going to use yet, but at least with the rear end and case I can mock up everything and get the car back on the ground.

Strange N1906 Case

To install the new rear suspension, I first had to cutout and remove the factory wheel wells and install a modified frame rail. The larger wheel wells and frame rails will allow for larger wheels and tires. Once the frame rail modification was complete, I removed the rear support area to make room for the new crossmember. Here you can see the rear area that was removed.


Here is the new crossmember trimmed and fit into place. The new crossmember is the main piece for the new suspension. Once it is installed, the rest of the suspension install should be a little quicker.