A couple of years ago I was looking for a new (to me) drivers seat frame for my project since mine was broken. I found one and the guy also had a 65 rear end for sale too. I knew I would need one of those eventually for my I6-V8 swap so I made a deal for that too.
It's getting time to get the rear ready for install so I un-tarped it and brought it into the shed for a better look. It's a plain Jane rear with an open 2:80 (I assume). The thing is, when I measure from the outside of brake drum to outside of brake drum I get 57 1/2", not 57 1/4". Inside the drums has been stripped of all parts so a whole new spring kit, wheel cylinders, shoes etc will be needed. The width of the machined surface inside the drums is approx 2 1/2". The guy told me the rear would need going through to get everything in order so I'm just wondering if the drums sitting on this axle are from the front drums not the rear.
The axle has the tapered tube where the u-bolts go so I'm thinking it's likely the correct rear with some old drums (front) thrown on it. The drums are old and damaged and need replacing anyway but before I order the rebuild kit I want to see if you think my suspicion is correct. The stamping on both of the the drums reads C3DA 1125B. The dates codes are different (one 63 and one 65). These drums look like they would take a 2 1/4" shoe and not the 1 3/4" shoe that a V8 rear should have.
Am I right????
It's getting time to get the rear ready for install so I un-tarped it and brought it into the shed for a better look. It's a plain Jane rear with an open 2:80 (I assume). The thing is, when I measure from the outside of brake drum to outside of brake drum I get 57 1/2", not 57 1/4". Inside the drums has been stripped of all parts so a whole new spring kit, wheel cylinders, shoes etc will be needed. The width of the machined surface inside the drums is approx 2 1/2". The guy told me the rear would need going through to get everything in order so I'm just wondering if the drums sitting on this axle are from the front drums not the rear.
The axle has the tapered tube where the u-bolts go so I'm thinking it's likely the correct rear with some old drums (front) thrown on it. The drums are old and damaged and need replacing anyway but before I order the rebuild kit I want to see if you think my suspicion is correct. The stamping on both of the the drums reads C3DA 1125B. The dates codes are different (one 63 and one 65). These drums look like they would take a 2 1/4" shoe and not the 1 3/4" shoe that a V8 rear should have.
Am I right????