I know a guy who is selling a 9" rear with 3.73 gears. Apparently it is completely new/rebuilt with disc brakes.

He said he would sell it to me for $1200, good price? Also, he was going to put it in a '67, would it bolt straight up to my 69?

 

I saw one online for 900 today. I don't think there were brakes on it but, either way, for a brand new one with any ration you want it isn't bad. I think they had free shipping, I'm going to have to look at it again at some point.

 

3.73 is exactly what I want too. I'll probably go take a look at it tomorrow. Damn it for showing up, my bank account is probably going into the negative because of this lol

 

Before you do that, you can always take a look in a junk yard... It's a little more work, but here I can get a rear end for 1/10th the price you're getting it for and put on my own brakes.. Food for thought.

 

And naturally... Now that I want to go back and look at the rear ends to order one, I can't find the damn things!

 

ya I'm not the rebuild junkyard stuff type. I think I'm gonna try and get him down to 900 and buy it

 

You still have to rebuild the center section, install new axle bearings/seals, and rebuild the brakes...on top of hoping the perches line up.

Then, you still have the stock housing, stock axles, and stock 3rd member. You can buy a stout new axle complete for not a whole lot more than you'd spend to completely rebuild a junk yard piece. And, you'd really want to completely rebuild a junk yard piece due to how long it's been sitting without use collecting moisture and rusting.

 

Is it POSI? With disc brakes that sounds like a decent deal.

 

$1200 with disc brakes AND POSI would be a good deal.
BTW, I've never heard of 3.73 ratio on a Ford 9". This ratio is available for 8.8"

 

3.80:1 is the 8" ratio in that ball park.

3.70, 3.75, 3.82, and 3.89 are 9" ratios.

3.73, 3.89, 3.90 are 8.8" ratios.

At least that's what you can get at Summit.