I am in the process of putting a mini tub kit, spring relocation, and axle shortening in my 69 dart, and thought I would share pic's and a how to on the shortening of a housing. As with most housing's this one was bent right from the factory, this rear end came out of a C body.
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Rear end measuring tool, is a must have for this job, bought on Ebay for $25
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Bought a junk 741 bare housing to use with jig
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Put the cent plug's from my jig in the carrier, and tightened up caps, then check to make sure it moves freely side to side
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I cut the old ends off the housing, and cleaned them up in the lathe, make sure to have a nice taper on end to get good weld penitration
