[Tigers] Starting on My tiger after 20yrs - Rear end

[Larry Paulick]

Don’t know if list fixed, but getting more emails now.  

BTW, this is finally good Tiger info, and worth the read.  Good Job.

Larry
> On Jun 10, 2016, at 1:56 PM, Doornbos, Daniel via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> Well if the Tiger list wants activity I’m ready to trigger a discussion.
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> My Tiger shell has sat garaged for 20yrs and I’ve finally started this week.  I’ve had prior starts as well but this time it’s real as the car is on jack stands and the tires, hood, trunk, windshield removed.  I’ve saved 100’s of e-mails to word docs and have a pretty good idea of where and how I am going to do this.  I’m starting at the back of the car and working forward, mechanical systems only let’s get this car on the road!  I’ve got one of the bolt in FE from Mike H and get to do what I want for spindle and bolt pattern up front so the question is what to do with the rear end?  Lots of info available on disk brakes and don’t think that will be too tricky.  With a 5 spd conversion planned I’ll put in a new posi unit with 2.73 gears.    I also have a Dan W torque arm set up to install and will be removing the panhard rod and traction masters.
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> In my notes though I see comments about weakness of the two piece axle.  Sandy G had a custom rear end made and posted that info here http://www.gtsparkplugs.com/sunbeam_tiger_axle_swap.html <http://www.gtsparkplugs.com/sunbeam_tiger_axle_swap.html> .  I’ve got another e-mail saved that sums it up best from “bt” about, “Doane welded the ends off an AH 3000 onto a Dana 23 housing from a Studebaker. The result was a full floating axle with a one piece axle. I had a pair of axles made for it over 12 years ago and those are still running great with many thousands of high G racing miles. The advantage of the full floating design is that if the axle were to fail the wheel would not separate from the car. The LAT 43 piece looks like it would bolt onto the Dana 44 Tiger housing but take the outer pieces (bearings, seals) from the AH.
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> The stock Tiger rear end axle design has "bugged" racers since inception. Last Saturday Ted Sutton stopped by the Tiger pits at Willow. (For those not familiar with Ted, he was the crew chief on the Shelby American race Tiger. He also built the first 427 Cobra.) His first question was, "Are these Tigers still using that silly two piece axle design with a key way?" We told him most are. He just shook his head.”
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> I’m far from an expert on rear end design and options.  From what I read and my plans to build a high hp street car, as opposed to a full on race car, should I do something with the stock rear end?  Is this as simple as turning up at the local 4x4 shop and at a minimum getting a single piece axel made?  I don’t want to change housing because I have the Dan Walter set up ready to install on the Dana 44.  Or is the stock axel not such a worry?
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> Thanks
> dan
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