Finally looking at changing the rear gears in the Hot Rod .Diff is Dana from 56 Wagon .(4.09 ) ( Everyone in USA will be confused if I tell them it's from a 56 Mainline ute ) For the exersize we will pretend its from a wagon ?? .I had a heck of a time replacing the brake shoes . Are there replacememt ( new or used ) crown and pinions available ???? What ratios ??Lon

yblocksdownunder

Lon, you might check with these guys.



http://www.reiderracing.com/

       A  L  A  N   F  R  A  K  E  S   ~  Tulsa, OK    

It's been a while, but I think the wagon, like the '55 56 'bird used a Dana 44. Check out the Jeep sites, they used the same gears and limited slips for years, and for all I know, still do. The guy that changed mine from 4:11 to 3:23 (or so) and put the limited slip in did primarily Jeep work. Wilcap (?) the old Tony Campana company still makes fined rear covers, but they won't clear my sway bar. As an aside, one of my buddy's is doing a '40 Ute full custom up here (Seattle) but he went with a late model Mustang motor, also from down under. Can't talk sense to some of these younger guys.

miker
55 bird, 32 cabrio F code
Kent, WA
Tucson, AZ

Y-Guy Lon        If, in fact, it is a Dana, look at the housing where the axle tubes

             attach and in the reinforce webbing there will be a number(44, 60,30,35)

             cast into it and that will tell you which Dana it is. When you go to change ratio's,

             the carrier will have to be changed if you go below 3.73(I think)

                     Let me know what ratio you decide on and I may be able to

             get a "good" price on the ring&pinion and bearing kit.....

                     There is a "bill of materials" number "stamped" in the right(usually)

             axle tube about 1-2 inches out from the center section. It wil be #-#######

             and that will tell us all the info, unless someone has been "into" it before.

                                                 Bill

Bill

Pelham,Al

Thanks guys . I haven't checked ,but I'm sure it is a Dana 44 . Brakes are 11 inch X 2 1/4 .Will make a call tomorrow to the guy who rebuilt my 9 inch in the F100 . He seems to be clued up pretty well and works from home .

Lon

yblocksdownunder

lon on my 57 mainline i,ve still got the dana diff in it . geelong diff,s did the conversion for me out of a jaguar as they also run dana,s to i think they had re work the inside rear housing a touch & i ended up with a ratio of 3.01 been using it for 6 yrs now works well . new crown wheel & pinion seals ,stripped & rebuilt for $650.0. behind 302 windors & c4

    RAY. Y,S ALWAYS