67/68/69 cuda dilemma

moparmat2000 said

Drums are rusted to the shoes. I was running outta time before they were gonna close, no time to fool with it to find out. If you need an axle, its unbolted now lol. Didnt check case numbers. Drums look like 11 x 2s not sure what was under the hood. Coulda been a barn burner. Coulda been a turd. It had finned front drums. If i was a betting man, id say probably a 2.73 open. Would be a good chunk to rebuild, and a good tube for narrowing. If axles arent tapered they could be cut and re splined too.

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Back in the 90's Moser used to shorten the C-body axles to A-body length; the C-body axles were the only ones long enough. If you called them they would give you the axle length to look for. Sometime in the last 20 years the cost difference between buying a new set of billet axles verses shortening a set of C-body axles became a wash; so not sure if they still do it and it is probably not worth it. Dr Diff will sell you a set of high strength axles including new studs and new bearings installed for $300. Compare that to buying a pair, having them shortened and re-splined, and installing new bearings; I doubt you come out ahead.