Is the center section centered or offset?

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Is the center section centered or offset?

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Will the center section on my 1970 F100 9 inch rearend be centered or is the pumpkin offset?
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Re: Is the center section centered or offset?

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the rear axle is made to be offset. and some of that offset is designed into the center pumkin also. the offset is to line up with the engine and transmission.
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Re: Is the center section centered or offset?

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But the axles are the same length, right? Any offset is just in the position of the pinion.
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Re: Is the center section centered or offset?

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Yes...the axles are the same length.
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