I'm not sure, but I here hot rod type talk about "narrowed nine inch ford
rear ends" as if it is a common task, possibly performed by the same folk
that shorten drive shafts? Unfortunately, the person I was talking to did
not have that car present to look at the final product. I think he said his
total outlay was in the neighborhood of $600.
David Riker
74 Midget
78 Midget
63 Falcon
----- Original Message -----
From: William M. Gilroy <wmgilroy@lucent.com>
To: David Riker <davidr@sunset.net>
Cc: Larry Miller <millerls@ado13.com>; Gerard Chateauvieux
<pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>; Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 1999 11:55 AM
Subject: Re: Rear Disk Brakes
> David Riker wrote:
> >
> > He took a bone yard RX-7 3rd member, and had it narrowed to fit the
> > spridget. If I remember right, that gave him stronger axles, better
seals,
> > limited slip, 3.7 axle ratio, and rear disc brakes with an e-brake, all
for
> > less than the cost of racing axles. Sounded worth looking into.
>
> Dave,
>
> Just wondering, but where/who does a person get to narrow a rear end?
Also
> what about the mounts for the leaf springs and shocks? And finally, what
> (ballpark) is the cost of having this done.
>
>
> --
> Bill Gilroy
> 77 Midget
> 90 Shar-Pei
>
> E-mail: wmgilroy@lucent.com
> Telephone: 732-817-4775
> Fax: 732-817-4775
>
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