Ok,.this is different. Sure grip rear??

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FURY440

FURY440

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Ok,.this is weird. I just purchased this 66 Valiant a few days ago and got it up in the air atthe shop to inspect the under carriage. Everything is really clean and looks good. So, I get back to the rear and find a "Use-Sure Grip Lube tag bolted to the cover. I said to myseft,.no way!! Sure enough it's a posi. I never seen this before with a 6 cly car before with 5 on 4 lug pattern. Was this an option or what do I have here? Weird..
 
I had a 66 Barracuda Formula S 273 Commando automatic. It had a 3.23 geared 7 1/4 sure grip.
 
I've seen plenty of 4 door slant cars with front anti-sway bars which seemed odd to me anyway.
Was your a NJ car?
Maybe someone wanted to drive in the snow.
 
adriver said:
I've seen plenty of 4 door slant cars with front anti-sway bars which seemed odd to me anyway.
Was your a NJ car?
Maybe someone wanted to drive in the snow.
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Yes, it's a Jersey car and it has a front swaybar also. 2 Door.
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My 65 dart gt had a factory 7.25 3.23 clutch style sure grip in it when I bought it. It still worked great so I promptly sold it before i had a chance to brake it! Put that coin twords an 8.75!
 
The tags usually corroded away because they were made from thin aluminum.
 
ZooKypr said:
Nice Vali ...Is that car for sale on Craigslist or did you just buy it?
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It was on Craigslist on South Jersey. I was looking for one for a while now and decided to buy it. It's a solid car. Interior is garbage,.well the seats and carpet, but other than that it was a good buy. I really don't believe the PO sold it to me for what I got it for.
 
posi , sway bar discs to or 10'' drums ? many moons ago i had my first 69 gts (sport) 340 10'' drums on it power , but still drums . so i got with a guy that have a 69 dart /6 auto on da tree 4dr sed in his yard , needed body stuff that it had , he was going to scrap it . i talked him into bring it by my place before it got crashed . hanged the front sheet metal bumpers taillites grille , you get the pic , right . i need a spare for mine , so i crack off the lug nuts , and low n behold , k/h disc braked on a manual master . needless to saw it could not roll any more , lol . he was pissed off , but money eased that over . never checked , it could have had a posi 7 1/4 in it as well . back to your great find , have you decoded it yet ? great car enjoy it .
 
pomonamissel said:
posi , sway bar discs to or 10'' drums ? many moons ago i had my first 69 gts (sport) 340 10'' drums on it power , but still drums . so i got with a guy that have a 69 dart /6 auto on da tree 4dr sed in his yard , needed body stuff that it had , he was going to scrap it . i talked him into bring it by my place before it got crashed . hanged the front sheet metal bumpers taillites grille , you get the pic , right . i need a spare for mine , so i crack off the lug nuts , and low n behold , k/h disc braked on a manual master . needless to saw it could not roll any more , lol . he was pissed off , but money eased that over . never checked , it could have had a posi 7 1/4 in it as well . back to your great find , have you decoded it yet ? great car enjoy it .
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I haven't decoded it yet, but plan to soon. Found the build sheet under the rear seat. It's manual steering and manual 10" drum brakes.
 
Posi= GM rear ends
Sure Grip= Mopar rear ends
 
I've seen more than a few SG 7 1/4" rears under 66 Cudas, especially when the car is a 4 speed! Not all that common, but an option checked for various reasons!
 
just for fun....or to know the speak, many different names.....Dana and their counterpart in Europe, Salisbury call them Powr-Lok and will cover many applications...other corp names listed below..am sure there are others not mentioned, not a catch all mind ya but a hodge podge of fancy names for a similar component.

  • Buick: Positive Traction. Gran Sport models used the term "Limited-slip (differential)"
  • Ford: Equa-Lock and Traction-Lok
  • International: Trak-Lok (clutches only) or Power-Lok (clutch and ramping engagement process)
  • Jeep: Trac-Lok (clutch-type mechanical), Tru-Lok (gear-type mechanical), and Vari-Lok (gerotor pump), Power Lok
  • Porsche: PSD (electro-hydraulic mechanical), Porsche Torque Vectoring/Plus (PTV/Plus, combined electro-hydraulic mechanical and brake-based type; rear axle only)
  • Saab: Saab XWD eLSD
  • TVR: Hydratrak
  • Mercedes: ASD, AMG Rear-Axle Differential Lock (active differential on select FR-based AMG/S models; pure mechanical variant also present on select non-S AMG models)
Wiki referenced data!
this has been a P. Harvey minute...now back to your regular scheduled program
 
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