[severous01]

hey all, i have a buddy of mine that likes to do custom work and he wants to experiment with my car. he builds rears for custom cars over winter and works the farm during the summer. what i'm in need of is all the dimensions of the axle...i need the following:

spring perch to spring perch,
perch to backing plate,
end to end
center to end
backing plate to backing plate
panhard rod location
axle length
and any other dimensions you might have.

if you happen to know where i might find this info, send a link. i've googled and yahoo'd but cant find anything but end to end. thanks for your help.

[KeithO]

I just ook these measurements and I think that you can trust them within 1/16 of an inch, no better. If you are planning on doing fabrication work, you might want to get access to your rear just in case.

Measurements that I took:

Perch diameter: 2 3/16"
Perch-to-perch: 42" (measured from the outer side of each perch, e.g. includes "hole")
Backing plate to backing plate ~59 1/2" (measured from the inside of the backing plates)
PHB mount location: ~8 1/2" from the bolt hole to the centerline of the axle tube, ~ 8 1/4" from the DS backing plate to the centerline of the bolt hole

Axles are installed, not easily measured.

When you say end-to-end, what do you mean?

What would you like me to do from here?