" From: Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx> " " "4-cyl eagles had a bracket instead, " " " Is this the same bracket that lets one use 1979 and earlier 258s in an Eagle - " runs from the front diff back to the bell-housing rather than up to the block? i don't know, not having actually seen it. that sounds like it though. " Quoting "(Sandwich Maker)" <adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: " " > " From: amcngmc@xxxxxxxxx " > " " > " Just watched a show where they made a Dana 80 rear into a D80 front " > " axle. They said this can be done to about any axle. " > " " > " Now its got me thinking could this be done to an AMC-20 ? ! ? Than it " > " got me to take it one step further ;-) " > " " > " The humvee's had AM-20 center sections front and rear but were " > " reverse driven as they also had gear reduction hubs . . . Ok now to " > " see where I am going with this :-) " > " " > " 83 Eagle SX/4 with both AMC-20 front and rear axles ! ? ! ? ! Could " > " it be done ? ! ? ! ? " > " > the eagle d30 front diff has a custom housing that bolts to lugs added " > to the 258's block. 4-cyl eagles had a bracket instead, but the amc20 " > is likely wider and you could run into halfshaft length and angle " > issues. " > " > otoh an amc20 rear is easy, with some luck: the hd axle in early " > [roughly pre-chrysler] xjs was an amc20, the same width as eagles. i " > don't recall if you'd have to play with perches [sua vs. soa], but " > iirc it does have staggered shocks where the eagle doesn't. ________________________________________________________________________ Andrew Hay the genius nature internet rambler is to see what all have seen adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and think what none thought _______________________________________________ AMC-list mailing list AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com