When narrowing a rearend a couple of things need to be considered. To get the scoop on how its done we visited with ed and mando sutton of sutton engineering.
How To Narrow A Rear Axle
How to narrow a rear end. First what width will the rearend be once narrowed. Narrowing a rearend isnt difficult if you have some experience and some specialized tools. Narrowing a rear is not hard if you have a jig. To fit the big rubber you may need to narrow your rear axle. Operation cheap jeep duration. It is recomended to get tires and wheels first then move frame rails then get rear end.
Make your own spool by welding your gears. Narrowing a differential for my turbo 53 ls s10 how to 88 ford rear end rebuild 1 duration. This is a device that maintains the alignment at four different points in the housing. Wayne compton 83972 views. Most importantly is an alignment bar. The front pinion wants to move downward under load the rear upward especially with a spring over suspension.
I made my own over 20 years ago. All they do is rear axle work of all. Scott hanson 47516 views. How to narrow a rear axle duration. The process came about because when narrowing a hot rod rearend you have to weld new ladder bar brackets onto the housing or possibly spring mounts andor shock mounts. Rear end narrowing made easy narrowing a rearend is simple measure twice cut once weld correctly and use the right tools.
Or frame at full lock by building an axle too narrow. 2015 14 bolt 8 lug 115 aam rear end narrowed at home with basic tools duration. Most importantly is an alignment bar. You can fill in the blanks to get what you want. Here is a drawing i have used since the first one. Never had a bit of trouble.
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