An aftermarket rearend is a must-have item when if you decide it’s time to start making serious horsepower, or just want to upgrade to a more reliable setup. There are plenty of aftermarket rearend options out there, and Strange Engineering makes it easy to select the right unit for your ride thanks to its numerous bolt-in rearends. In this article, we’re going to cover the rearends Strange offers, and what options you can equip them with.
Strange has a wide range of products in its catalog from your basic OEM upgrade 12-bolt rearend, all the way to full-floater units that can handle upwards of 11,000 horsepower. We’re going to concentrate on the rearends that will bolt directly into a vehicle. The offerings from Strange that fall within that spectrum include a Ford 9-inch, the S-60 (Strange’s version of the Dana 60), and the 12-bolt rearend.
Strange has designed its rearends to function just like an OEM unit. The rearends are built to bolt right in with no modifications required.
Bolt-In Rearends
The Rear End Application Guide on Strange’s website shows just how robust the company’s bolt-in rearend selection is. There’s a tab for Ford cars, Ford Trucks, GM vehicles, and Mopar vehicles. You can also see which rearends are offered for each vehicle.
Strange wanted its bolt-in rearends to fit like an OEM unit, so they put a lot of effort into how each rearend was designed. J.C. Cascio from Strange Engineering explains how the company approached the process of creating bolt-in style rearends.
“All the bolt in rearends we offer are built using a specific fixture for that particular vehicle. Whether it’s a Fox Body, G-body, C10 truck, or other vehicles, they all have a fixture. We start with a factory housing and build a fixture around that. Every bracket is in the factory location, so all the geometry stays the same. The S-60 rearends might have some tabs in different locations, that’s because it’s a larger casting, but for the most part, the geometry of all the brackets is the same.”
Selecting the right rearend comes down to the application, horsepower is just a part of the equation, it’s not the defining factor, – JC Cascio with Strange Engineering
For certain applications, Strange adds extra lower control arm bracket options on the rearend. These rearends give the user the ability to change the rear suspension’s geometry based on how they use the vehicle. So, those who drag race or autocross can make adjustments without…
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