Thanks guys; that's exactly the kinda info I'm looking for. Sounds like Strange is the way to go; any Moser owners want to chime in?
My opinion and experience is this:
I originally decided on a Strange due to good rep and easy install. They didn't answer my e-mail inquiries or the phone, so I called Moser. They got me a rear end built to order and delivered in one week. My info had it that the Strange takes a month to get - don't know if that's (still) true or not. I had the money in hand and was planning to drive to northeast Chicago to pick it up when it was ready, so I was disapointed. I've been told that my experience was not typical.
The Moser was a minor pain in the ass to install like Fred said in the other post. You need to either buy the brake plates or get them off the other rear end which means opening it up and pulling the axles. You have to press the bearings on which is a hard job, and those stupid 1/8"shims aren't designed right, but they work. You have to fashion, or buy, some larger clamps for the tubes and swaybar. The Moser is a little noisy also. Like it was mentioned, the early Spohn stuff doesn't fit - LCAs, Torque arms, and your driveshaft might be too long. Steve didn't seem to know this stuff back when I ordered mine, but that's not his fault. He did, however, tell me that the driveshaft should be no problem with a Moser, but as Fred said, it barely fit. There is enough play and it works OK, but it could use a little more, or else I could just move the whole thing back with some adjustable LCAs. I found out all this crap during the install and dealt with it like I do everything else that isn't perfect.
I believe the Moser is a stronger unit than the Strange due to the larger tubes and better axes, but the Strange is a beefy unit all the same and both will do you right. The other alternative is the Currie 9", but then you got a Ford part on your car (actually, the Moser uses big Ford bearings on the axles). With the Currie you lose the Antilock brakes - if you care about that. Maybe they've changed that by now. As for the driveshaft, might as well get a good one and lose the little U joints for the 1350s all around.
Anyway, if you have a press for the bearings and can do some minor fabbing of the swaybar mounts, you can get by a little cheaper with the Moser. If you pay someone to do the extra work, it might end up costing more in the end.
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