Re: Centering rear end in chassis, anyone done this
[Re: BradD]
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03/21/11 12:06 PM
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Your whole drive line is off center to the right!! They were built this way. It was so the car would be better balanced with a driver behind the wheel. Brad
That would make sense if the right side is tight. This one is tight on the left rear. They just didn't have tight tolerances back then.
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Re: Centering rear end in chassis, anyone done this
[Re: JohnRR]
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03/21/11 01:46 PM
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How is your alignment of the trans yoke centerline to the pinion yoke centerline , are they in line or is the rear shifted to the left?
The reason the driveline is off center is to give the driver a little more room in the passenger compartment I would think.
They are offcenter to the passenger side for clearance around the steering gearbox that is on the leftside.
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Re: Centering rear end in chassis, anyone done this
[Re: MileHighDart]
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03/21/11 03:49 PM
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Heres the Drivers side, Measures 3/8" clearance.
Was that 1/4 replaced recently? If so, perhaps the lip wasn't shortened. They do require trimming, specially the 1/4 skins.
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Re: Centering rear end in chassis, anyone done this
[Re: Pntastar69]
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03/21/11 03:59 PM
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Heres the Drivers side, Measures 3/8" clearance.
Was that 1/4 replaced recently? If so, perhaps the lip wasn't shortened. They do require trimming, specially the 1/4 skins.
No, the car is all original, no new sheet metal
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Re: Centering rear end in chassis, anyone done this
[Re: MileHighDart]
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03/26/11 01:38 AM
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I'm sure glad you didn't get any paint on Elvira when you stabbed that rattle can to death. I have nothing else to add.
Down to just a blue car now.
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Re: Centering rear end in chassis, anyone done this
[Re: Mopar_Country]
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03/26/11 02:20 AM
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Did you come to a conclusion on the spacing?
Not a conclusion really, But I do think its more of an issue of the body panels being a little different from one side to the other rather than the rearend being offset in relation to the frame rails.
I just got the new green bearings for my new bbp axles yesterday and finally have it assembled so I can really see where the wheels are going to set. I also trimmed the width of the fender lip on both sides by a little over 1/8". Laid it out with masking tape, and ground off a little with a disk sander and a 50grit disk.
I think I can live with the clearance I have now, although it is still different from one side to the other. I have about 1" clearance on pass side, and now have about 1/2" on the drivers side. So I guess I'm not going to worry about moving the rear for now.
This is how the drivers side looks with the lip trimmed back a little.
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Re: Centering rear end in chassis, anyone done this
[Re: 69fish]
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03/26/11 02:24 AM
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I don't have anything to add to the discussion-I just wanted to say those wheels really "woke" your car up. It looks like a different car-looks great!
Thanks !
Actually it really does look different now, since its about 1/2 primered, getting it ready for new paint. But I agree with you, the wheels really look sweet, better than the rallys I took off.
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