RE: post 65 rear ends

[Paul Lennemann <pjlenn@xxxxxxxxx>]

Doug Ahern wrote:
> 
> On 05 12/03/06, Paul Lennemann wrote:
> > I have a line on a guy who has several 65 & newer rear ends.  I haven't 
> > talked to him yet so I don't know exactly what he has.  But here's my 
> > question, I have a 742 Sure Grip 3rd member that I want to be able to 
> > use.  Do all of the axles have the same splines so that I would be able 
> > to use it with a newer rear?  Anything else I need to know when I go 
> > "shopping"?
> 
> make sure the axles you get match the housing (i.e. 1965 axles with a
> 1965 housing.,..)  because diff housing widths changed slightly 65-70,
> nearly each year, so axles lengths change accordingly.  I got these
> widths from factory parts manuals or my own measurements (for which, I
> didn't take accuracy lightly.,..)   width of bare housing,, flange to
> flange..:
> 
> 1966-67 54.25" 
> 1965    54.50" 
> 1970    54.9062"
> 1968-69 54.9375"
> 
> from http://www.autohobbydigest.com/8_75.html
> 
> also, be sure   you don't end up with a truck/van rearend,,.
> spring perches are on the tops of those units,, not the bottoms
> like passenger cars.
> 

Thanks Doug, that's good info.

Paul L.
'63 Sport Fury
440/727
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/ml-lennemann63.html


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