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Re: Centering rear end in chassis, anyone done this *DELETED* [Re: NachoRT74] #953875
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Re: Centering rear end in chassis, anyone done this [Re: BradD] #953876
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.
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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.

Re: Centering rear end in chassis, anyone done this [Re: RodStRace] #953877
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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.

Re: Centering rear end in chassis, anyone done this [Re: JohnRR] #953878
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] #953879
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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.

Re: Centering rear end in chassis, anyone done this [Re: Pntastar69] #953880
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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

Re: Centering rear end in chassis, anyone done this [Re: MileHighDart] #953881
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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!

Re: Centering rear end in chassis, anyone done this [Re: 69fish] #953882
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Did you come to a conclusion on the spacing?

Re: Centering rear end in chassis, anyone done this [Re: MileHighDart] #953883
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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.
Re: Centering rear end in chassis, anyone done this [Re: Mopar_Country] #953884
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.

6550173-S5002754.JPG (85 downloads)
Re: Centering rear end in chassis, anyone done this [Re: 69fish] #953885
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.

6550176-S5002759.JPG (83 downloads)
Re: Centering rear end in chassis, anyone done this [Re: MileHighDart] #953886
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another pic just to show off a little.

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