Building a gasser

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IAval65

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I m thinking about making my 65 valiant into a gasser and I was wandering if anybody would know a good axle width cuz I m going to order a complete kit to do so
 
Take your rear axle and subtract 6" and you're done . don't forget to move the springs in 3" per side . Gassers typically had ladder bars 34-36", 4-speeds , straight front axel and run 10's on gas . good luck
 
speed way has many straight and dropped axles and spring kits . this is out of a old a body gasser , even has a sub frame section . and the engine was set back aways with a tilt nose .
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U mean to move the rear leafs in rite I put a 9 inch in it fyi 9 in ford axle housing out of a 59 ford fairlane is a direct bolt on 65 valiant
 
IAval65 said:
U mean to move the rear leafs in rite I put a 9 inch in it fyi 9 in ford axle housing out of a 59 ford fairlane is a direct bolt on 65 valiant
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Doesn't matter who made the rear axle . If you want to get big tires under the car moving the springs under the frame rails is necessary . Even larger tires can be used by moving the frame rails inboard but that's major surgery .
 
Is there a relocation kit for them and if so where do you find them at
 
or you can half the width of the frame rails on the wheel house like the pro stockers did . and move the spring inside of the frame rails , for big rubb'r .
 
Please post pics of your car and the progress! I hope to have a straight axle streeter one day. Ck out Steve Magnante's book on building altered wheelbase cars if you haven't already. Good read altogether with good info on the straight axle installation.
 
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