96blackbeast

Strange or Moser 12 bolt? pros and cons? which is stronger, better, etc? where can I get the best deal? Should I get 4.10's or keep 3.73's?

funina91ss

the moser is stronger the strange is a "BOLT IN" what do you do with the car? drag or auto X if you just daily drive it stay with the 10 bolt

96blackbeast

I broke my 10 bolt on the street. probably more drag than auto x

96z

What makes the moser stronger?

funina91ss

Them spec clutches are a killer on a 10bolt. thats why my 305 tbi has a moser in it lol.. 70 mph with 4.10s @2300 rpm's

funina91ss

stronger housing and better axles IMO.

KamaroL98

I just recently broke my stock rear end to and am looking at options....

A friend of mine told me about this guy who does Ford 9 bolt and 8.8 conversations for Fbodies. I also heard these are alot better then 12bolts.. I may end up doing that if its cheaper. Otherwise, id get a Moser and Strange...

96z

There is a Strange GP going on right now it was setup by Tbyrne.

94formulabz

I don't have experience with the 9" but my understanding is that you can swap gear sets really easily. That would be nice, but putting Fix Or Repair Daily underneath something from the General seems sacriligous (sp) to me.

If you go with the moser make sure you torque the bolts that connect the torque arm to the diff housing properly. And then check them. My cousin has gone through two torque arms due to bolts working themselves loose. Some other people helped us out and said they had this problem too. He had even retightened them ~ 200 mi after the BMR torque arm install.

Moser requires a new driveshaft. According to others i think the strange works with a stock shaft.?.?.

-brent

KamaroL98

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96z

Yes it seems that you need to shorten the driveshaft when you go with a moser rear end...

funina91ss

This is true for some people. My 3rd gen has a moser and the stock d/s is just short enought to get in. I tried my buddies LS1 alum. d/s it was too long.

Some guys have had trans problems because the d/s bashes the into the tail housing of the trans missions under hard accelartion.

They tell you a little about this now when you buy it from them, only when you get it to your door and open up the box.

I too had problems with my tq arm bending. It was do to the bolt's backing out. put some red locktite on them things and crank them down.

TedH

I had to shorten my driveshaft with the Moser. At most reasonable power levels, the added strength of a 9" is not going to be a factor.

I'm going on my third year with the Moser 12 bolt and have been very pleased. It is a bit louder than stock but with longtubes and a flowmaster and no sound insulation it really doesn't matter.

Rob Moser sold me my unit and the customer service and tech support were great. I cannot speak for other vendors because my experience is with Moser.

96blackbeast

has anyone had any problems with Strange (breaking, etc.)?

FireAm94

I haven't had a chance to use my Strange much yet but I don't see how the axles are weaker than a 12 bolt Moser. They are 33 spline and my thumb and finger couldn't touch when I grabbed the axle (and I have long hands/fingers). As far as the tubes.....what is the problem? The stock tubes flexed due to not being fully welded.....if I remember correctly Strange welded the crap outa mine. I've seen alot of posts on this board (may wanna do a search) with Moser 12 bolts either A. real loud whining B. premature ring gear failure due to improper install by Moser They were happy to pay for the install but who wants to be hassled? My Strange even came filled with fluid and used the stock swaybar clamps. Easy install......very easy.....and I used my stock length driveshaft with no problems.

Joe