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Dan Bowles · 04-05-2010, 10:07 PM

Don't count on your 4x4 rear end being wide enough. It will depend on your wheels but with my son's '54 we put the 4x4 rear end in to save the $200 I'd have to spend on brakes for the El Camino rear we had. I spent $200 on the rear end and then dropped to bed on only to have it hit the insides of the tires. I ended up spending another $100 on 4 2" spacers on CL (good thing since they were like $100 a pair if I ordered them!)

It may have been my tires but I wonder if I shouldn't have just gone with my Elky rear!!

Looks like you are getting there. Keep the posts coming!

04-05-2010, 10:07 PM	#38
Dan Bowles AD Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Blissfield, MI Posts: 822	Re: 51' 3100 build in PA New to Site Don't count on your 4x4 rear end being wide enough. It will depend on your wheels but with my son's '54 we put the 4x4 rear end in to save the $200 I'd have to spend on brakes for the El Camino rear we had. I spent $200 on the rear end and then dropped to bed on only to have it hit the insides of the tires. I ended up spending another $100 on 4 2" spacers on CL (good thing since they were like $100 a pair if I ordered them!) It may have been my tires but I wonder if I shouldn't have just gone with my Elky rear!! Looks like you are getting there. Keep the posts coming!