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Old 02-25-2013, 01:42 AM   #1
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G body rear axle in a 55-59

Has anyone ever ran a g body rear end in a 55-59? Its 58 in drum to drum
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Old 02-25-2013, 11:27 AM   #2
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Re: G body rear axle in a 55-59

I put one in a 58 a few years ago. It was out of a 79. It measured only about 1/2 in difference. There are some variations in the width through the years. It had the 4 3/4 bolt patern whiched matched the fronr as the PO had installed disc brakes with rotors that size. It was a pretty easy swap. A friend of mine is a welder. I got a pair of spring perches & bolted it all up & set the pinion angle. I marked the position & he welded them on. The 3.08 gear ratio was great.
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Old 02-25-2013, 12:11 PM   #3
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Re: G body rear axle in a 55-59

I just finished the install of a 65 Chevelle 3.08 rear end. It's 1" narrower than the stock rear end and came with the 5 x 4.75" bolt patter to match the upgraded front disc brakes I installed. I bought the axle install kit from POL to accommodate the 3" axle tubes and it all went together easily
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Old 02-25-2013, 02:43 PM   #4
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Re: G body rear axle in a 55-59

Cool! only thing i was worried about is the tires rubbing on the inside of the bed, guess i can run inch spacers if needed. I am going to install a mustang 2 and wanted the wheel base to match. Thanks again
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Old 02-25-2013, 08:17 PM   #5
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Re: G body rear axle in a 55-59

keep in mind the 7.5" 10 bolt G body rear ends are quite weak
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Old 02-26-2013, 01:09 PM   #6
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Re: G body rear axle in a 55-59

Yeah im not making a crazy hot rod just a cruiser thanks tho
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Re: G body rear axle in a 55-59

I broke one with a mildly built 305
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Old 02-27-2013, 02:30 AM   #8
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Re: G body rear axle in a 55-59

Ive ran them before in 47-54 trucks and never had issues with small blocks, again im just building a daily for work. I have a 61 impala that i restored to play with.
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Old 02-27-2013, 01:10 PM   #9
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Re: G body rear axle in a 55-59

I haven't put one of those under a task Force truck but I think my buddy has put several under them when he stubbed the trucks.

I've got a rear axle out of a 76 Cad Seville (one of those that looks like an overgrown Nova) that I have kept for years that looks like a good candidate except I think the gear ratio is in the 2's and it has a big flange for the driveshaft to bolt to. It came out of a Seville parts car I had and has 11 inch brakes. I don't know how it compares in width though.

You can trim the brackets off the G body rear end and get a pair of Moroso spring perches like these at most parts houses that have speed parts catalogs. O'reilly's can get them overnight if they don't have them in stock. http://www.jegs.com/p/Moroso/Moroso-...63126/10002/-1 You can get the U bolts at most parts houses or 4x4 shop.
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