>Date: Sun, 02 May 1999 14:05:17 -0400
>To: Alpdavegre@aol.com
>From: James Barrett <jamesbrt@mindspring.com>
>Subject: Re: Rear axle complete needed
>
>At 11:40 PM 5/1/99 EDT, you wrote:
>>All,
>>
>>I have a friend here in Tucson AZ. that has V-6'd his Alpine and would like
>>to get a rear axle assly.complete from drum to drum. He is looking for rear
>>gearing of 2.88 to max of 3.31, positraction a plus. Willing to go a couple
>>of states from home to get. Anyone out there that can help? We need it before
>>Suni as he plans to take the car up there.
>>Thanks, Dave Green Mk1 Tiger & several Alpines.
>>
>Alp,
> On my Alpine "rolling spare Parts" I have a 2.8L V6 Caprii motor and
>a rear out of a postal Jeep. The rear is a Dana 44 with limited slip.
>It is an Inch or so narrower than the Tiger Rear and has 11" drum brakes.
>The spring pads from the Alpine were welded on at the proper place and the
>driveshaft rear end adjusted to fit. Two problems exist with this rear:
>
>1. The bolt pattern is 5X5 1/2, I use Ford truck 15" wheels with 195-50-15
>tires. The previous owner had an adapter plate to adapt to 4X 4 1/2, but
>it was a real pain to get to the brakes. The gears are 3.something and
>with 15" wheels more gear would help acceleration. I had to grind the
>flange of the Jeep axle to allow the Ford Truck wheels to fit.
>I took my bench grinder and set it up at the end of the axle. By running
>the Alpine (on Jack stands) I was able to "machine" the inner flange
>down enough that the Ford Truck wheel would fit.
>
>2. The emergency brake cables come out differently and it is difficult to
>kluge up the emergency cable. I have a beacket at the rear of the X member
>that holds the cable housing. Two cables then run in a V to the Jeep rear
>end emergency brake levers.
>
>
>
James Barrett Tiger II 351C and others
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