David Riker says:
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> At the Hayward British car meet this last summer I got to talking with a guy
> who had a much less expensive solution to our rear axle upgrade challenges.
> 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.
I have one of these on Frankensprite. Axle is from a 1984 RX7 GSL-SE hub
to hub it cost me $75 at a wrecker, I had a tranny/driveline shop narrow it
for $400. Just had to weld the perches from the BMC axle to the rx7 and it
bolted in.
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Miq Millman miq@teleport.com
Tualatin, OR
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