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mr48chev · 03-23-2017, 08:34 PM

95% of us on here are going to do pretty close to what Ogre suggested. Study the list of donor rear axle. Pick one with the right wheel mount surface to wheel mount surface that we want plus the right gear raton and decide if we want drum or disk and start hunting the wrecking yards or searching Craigslist or other sources.

Currie, Dutchmans and or Moser will all build you a rear axle based on a 9 inch Ford rear end to your specs.. Those usually start around 1000 and go up from there.

If you get a donor rear axle and have stock rear springs Classic parts has a pair of axle seats as they call them for 19.95 that have the offset holes already drilled and are the correct width for the spring. http://www.classicparts.com/1947-54-.../#.WNRo-qK1vIU That saves a lot of guess work getting the axle located right in the wheel well.

03-23-2017, 08:34 PM	#3
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,304	Re: Recommend a place to buy a rearend 95% of us on here are going to do pretty close to what Ogre suggested. Study the list of donor rear axle. Pick one with the right wheel mount surface to wheel mount surface that we want plus the right gear raton and decide if we want drum or disk and start hunting the wrecking yards or searching Craigslist or other sources. Currie, Dutchmans and or Moser will all build you a rear axle based on a 9 inch Ford rear end to your specs.. Those usually start around 1000 and go up from there. If you get a donor rear axle and have stock rear springs Classic parts has a pair of axle seats as they call them for 19.95 that have the offset holes already drilled and are the correct width for the spring. http://www.classicparts.com/1947-54-.../#.WNRo-qK1vIU That saves a lot of guess work getting the axle located right in the wheel well. __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.