pettybludart
Well-Known Member
You done good!LBP A-body axels are $300 alone.I,d just run a deeper backspaced rim as was already mentioned.
i would box it up and ship it to moser. think they charge 125 to narrow the housing and 80 to cut and respline the axles.
So what your saying is it just too close to A body width to narrow it? I see there is a place close to here that does that sort of thing.Don't see any wheels I like with that much backspacing. Like the solid wheel type outlaw 1. Don't like to show off my ugly drum brakes.:scratch:At that point, he could have saved money and bought a cheaper C-body rear end.
And I doubt there is room on the axle shafts to re-spline an existing 65-67 axles. There are certain C-body, truck, and van axles that are used for that process.
So what your saying is it just too close to A body width to narrow it? I see there is a place close to here that does that sort of thing.Don't see any wheels I like with that much backspacing. Like the solid wheel type outlaw 1. Don't like to show off my ugly drum brakes.:scratch:
John Kunkel
Registered User
The first 3 inches of the axle shaft are too small for resplining so the axle has to be at least 3" longer than the desired final length.
In the case of the A body, the finished shaft length is 28" so the donor shaft has to be at least 31". Shorter shafts sometimes work if they don't have a step-down outboard if the splines but it's iffy.
Some candidates:
'71-'73 B body wagon= 31 21/64"
'70-'73 C body= 31 21/64" (and '69 wagon)
'70-'74 E body = 29 31/32"
'65-'71 D100= 31 1/8"
'72-'74 D100= 31 21/64
I see. Thanks. And I found out its 3.21 and Sure-grip. Never know what your going to get.
Looks super long!
54 1/4 exactly. Also measured the axles and they were spot on too. I measured my 7 1/4 back of drum to back of drum and it was aprox 50" give or take. I've only got about an inch from my tire to my fender right now.What is the flange to flange measurement of the bare housing:
'65-'67 B-body= 54 1/4"
Also measure each axle tip to tip. Since they were loose, don't assume they are correct for that housing.
Go of this list posted by Abodyjoe:
http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showpost.php?p=1969769002&postcount=14