Topic: ring and pinion

[FourbangerYJ]

IIRC, it was a Bronco D44 so it should be a LP.

I thought the HP came off of the F250's. From what I understand the Bronco's did come with LP fronts. But I am no expert.

[kbar]

I will go look in a min I'm on the  , I am pretty sure it's a hp, I js texted the guy though and he said it is an hp.

[kbar]

I am for sure it is a HP44 also found me a 5:38 for my ford 9

It is made by Motive

[sharpxmen]

I am for sure it is a HP44 also found me a 5:38 for my ford 9

It is made by Motive

is it just me or that looks like a spun bearing?

[kbar]

The guy I bought from said he only used it one race I think it was a stock car race. I can always return it, so we will see.

[Jeffy]

I am for sure it is a HP44

You had a HP44 cut down?  F250's had HP44's but they were about 6" too wide.  I thought you were running Early Bronco axles for some reason.

[neale_rs]

A quick search showed that 5.38 is available for the 9" but the only ones I found were called "lightweight". 
Are these different from (not as strong as) the normal R & Ps?

[Jeffy]

A quick search showed that 5.38 is available for the 9" but the only ones I found were called "lightweight". 
Are these different from (not as strong as) the normal R & Ps?

Seeing as most race cars in the US use the Ford 9", you'll find a lot of lightweights.  They're thinner gears.  You can see they mill out a bunch of metal from the backside of the ring gear.

[sharpxmen]

i don't think that's going to affect the strength though, they usually brake teeth, never seen a cracked ring

[kbar]

You had a HP44 cut down?  F250's had HP44's but they were about 6" too wide.  I thought you were running Early Bronco axles for some reason.

I finally went and got a pic lol it's a 1978 Bronco axle





Yeah it was the ONLY sale I could find on ebay for a Ford 9 5:38.

[kbar]

The only $hitty thing I just found it that those radius arm wedges are casted into the tubes, so I will either have to leave them or retube them. 

[chardrc]

Those bronco axels should be low pinion. The one we have in our garage is. And removing the tubes proved to be a real pita (we gave up on trying to drill out the plug welds as we were geting nowhere with every type of bit we could find)

[Jeffy]

Ah OK, that's a full-size bronco which will be HP.

Looks like your instrument panel is pretty rusted, too.