Thread: Whos used a non F-body rear

and who said anything about a 1/4" bushing? The collar would probably be in the neighborhood of 2.5-3 inches on each side, for a total of 5-6". I agree about the trussing as well. Not as big a deal as you're making it sound. But there does need to be some added reinforcement for the joined axle tubes. Something I had planned on doing anyway.

Quote: Originally Posted by gregrob That's true, the stock 10 bolt would be put in a jig from the very start, the jig would secure the axle shafts after the center section is removed. You'd need to get an actual centering jig, like this. Any misalignment whatsoever will cause the axle shafts to be very prone to breaking, especially in a high HP application. If you did put a ~1/4" bushing around your axle tubes to make them...

yep thats the way to do it...now just make a tq arm mount and make it strong!!!!

Sounds like a hell of alot of unnecissary work. I would just get a complete axle that is appropriate, cut the mounts off and weld new or salvaged ones on.[/quote] ill second that.

I rememeber measuring my rear for the 1st time thinking "damn, this thing is as long as an old Impala rear " lol. I think the 4th gens are too long from the factory, unless you want to use wheels with stock offsets I guess. Lucky for me I got a moser 9 in housing, traded it for an old Honda I was gonna junk. I too did look into the different 'do it yourself" setups. I was at one time going to put a Chrysler 8...