When I think of Currie Enterprises, I normally think of off-road equipment. Blame years of reading off-roading magazines where pretty much every truck, Jeep, and rock buggy was packing Currie pieces. And you should…their selection of front and rear solid axles are legendary for their toughness. But when I stopped by the Currie booth, they had something they really though would be right up our alley…not that something like a built K5 Blazer isn’t, of course, but still…
These are the Turn 9 housings, and first and foremost, they are light. The Turn 9 housing is 30% lighter than the standard F9 housing and is composed of a .119″ thick chromoly body with internal gusseting, a machined and profiled, 5/16th inch thick face plate, and enough room to cram 10-inch gears inside. The Turn 9 Aluminium Independent Center is a 1/4-inch thick body with a 1/2-inch thick face plate and can also accept 10-inch gears. It’s gusseted inside, has provisions for mounting plates with a universal mounting plate kit availabe, and accepts 934 and Series 30 CV joints. 60% lighter than steel, the Turn 9 Aluminum Independent Center is perfect for late-model IRS-equipped machines that are powerful enough that the stock units are simply no match, or for racers who want to drop some weight off of their car.
I was talking to Jhon ( I think it was) Currie at PRI some years ago. Told him I’d like to do something about making new 8 3/4 housings. He told me they had just cleaned up the yard, and took two simis full of 8 3/4’ers they had accidently picked up from salvage yards over the years, and sent them to the smelter!