Re: [AMC-List] rear end wanted
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Re: [AMC-List] rear end wanted



Ranger 8.8's are out there in a 58" and 5x4.5 version.  I'm not familiar, so would a 1.25" reduction per side result in suspension interference on those cars?  If it did, a spacer or wheels with the appropriate backspacing would correct the issue.

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From: adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker) 

> " From: msproviero@xxxxxxxxxxx 
> " 
> " > another possibility if you're not worried about originality, is a 
> " > '73-6 dart v8/disk 8.25" rear. width is very close to the american, 
> " > disk brake darts have a 4.5" bolt circle [lh thd one side though], and 
> " > the 8.25 was considered strong enough for 318s. 
> " _______________________________________________ 
> " 
> " Or a Ford 8.8 from an Exploder. 5x4.5, discs, and a parking brake. Width is 
> narrower then a stock XJ rear, so that probably puts it at or inside a WT CJ, 
> but maybe not as narrow as a NT. 
> 
> track on late-model jeeps is 60.7" or so, and that's with deep-offset 
> wheels. the exploder is probably 60". americans are 55.5"... darts 
> are 55.6". 
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