Thread: Ashcroft Force 9, is there anything better?

Originally Posted by clubagreenie

At least with the 9" you have Hi-pinion options as well in the centres.

Drop out D60s are now available in the USA. Ruffstuff Specalties make the hosuings while JRat Offroad make the new cast 3rd. Its semetrical so can be run either high or low.

Nice, here's another option, 6x6 drive option as well

Originally Posted by clubagreenie

Nice, here's another option, 6x6 drive option as well

Its an option, maybe for a train or something where weight is no option

Originally Posted by uninformed

Drop out D60s are now available in the USA. Ruffstuff Specalties make the hosuings while JRat Offroad make the new cast 3rd. Its semetrical so can be run either high or low.

You would still need to get it here, fab up all the mounts, etc etc it all adds up and its just a one off or are they will to supply bolt up?

D60 stuff is always going to be stronger than 9 inch. Look at a lot of the comp stuff in the states. Most run D60. Custom built 9 inch stuff will cost a small fortune unless you are good on machines and fab work. Lots of money spent for a bit of ground clearance. As for high pinion, well I have seen how well Sals do under a comp car that's done the cliffhanger comp. No worries with drive shaft damage or vibration and no breakages. I know this set up has been flogged harder than most normal built 4x4s , oh and they bolt straight in haha. The cost savings of not having custom 9inch diffs would buy great suspension to control 500hp.

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Originally Posted by moparrangie

D60 stuff is always going to be stronger than 9 inch. Look at a lot of the comp stuff in the states. Most run D60. Custom built 9 inch stuff will cost a small fortune unless you are good on machines and fab work. Lots of money spent for a bit of ground clearance. As for high pinion, well I have seen how well Sals do under a comp car that's done the cliffhanger comp. No worries with drive shaft damage or vibration and no breakages. I know this set up has been flogged harder than most normal built 4x4s , oh and they bolt straight in haha. The cost savings of not having custom 9inch diffs would buy great suspension to control 500hp.

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Big call ive heard of cars running 1000hp with a ford 9"..lots of comp guys use 9"s too in the states...im not a diff fabricator so i need to buy something bolt in, and i dont want to loose massive under diff clearance running sals, u basically loose a tyre size 37-35 35-33..and that might not matter to some but try follow guys with 35s and standard pumkins or 9" through deep muddy ruts and it wont be long before u diff out. 37s are not legal on the road so for an engineered car you need to run 35's. Also they are hugely heavy which is not the best thing for engineering. Ford 9" is almost a no compromise and the cost is slightly more that a fully set up Ashcroft axle/diff front or rear. Now that LRA have bitten the bullet and decided to build a jig to make a bolt up 9" for rovers, im even more sold as it wont be a "one off build" and someone is willing to stand behind the finished product. Will be interesting to see how they turn out!

Originally Posted by blackrangie

You would still need to get it here, fab up all the mounts, etc etc it all adds up and its just a one off or are they will to supply bolt up?

you would have to contact the housing fabricators like Ruffstuff. They will build you a complete housing with all mounts no worries. They would probably need a stock housing to measure from, though at one point they were apparently making front rover type housings for a military contract???

If you are going anything other than a LR housing its going to be custom fabricated. I guess it just comes down to $$. What LRA are doing may be the cheaper option?? I have no idea.

If you are serious and have the doh, id be starting to contact the companies and do your research. Figure out what diff you are going with and then do your price comparisons.

Originally Posted by moparrangie

D60 stuff is always going to be stronger than 9 inch. Look at a lot of the comp stuff in the states. Most run D60. Custom built 9 inch stuff will cost a small fortune unless you are good on machines and fab work. Lots of money spent for a bit of ground clearance. As for high pinion, well I have seen how well Sals do under a comp car that's done the cliffhanger comp. No worries with drive shaft damage or vibration and no breakages. I know this set up has been flogged harder than most normal built 4x4s , oh and they bolt straight in haha. The cost savings of not having custom 9inch diffs would buy great suspension to control 500hp.

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Alot of wheelers use the D60 but many are moving to the 14b. Most of the comp guys are running Ford9 (tru9s), 14bs or the TT 10 inch.

The Sals in the rear is definitely the cheapest option but its not apples for apples