Install question on a 12 bolt
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Install question on a 12 bolt I have a 12 bolt out of a truck at my house and I was wondering what I could do to put this thing in. I think it has like 4:10 or 4:56's in it w/ a posi. It was orignally a coil rear so I think I would just have to relocate (if needed) the mounts on the new rear. correct? or is there more tot he maddness?
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one of the main reasons the fbody 12 bolt housings are so expensive, is that they're a custom casting.
a "standard" 12bolt does NOT have any place to attach a torque arm to.
so you'll need to:
fabricate some form of torque arm mount.
fabricate teh rear spring perches, shock mounts, LCA mounts, and panhard mounts
narrow the rear end
put in new housing ends to match your brake setup... id reccomend C-clip eliminator style ones....
its ALOT of work... and its the exact same work needed to put any non-fbody rear under our cars... doesnt matter if its 12bolt, dana44, 9", GM, ford, or mopar....
a "standard" 12bolt does NOT have any place to attach a torque arm to.
so you'll need to:
fabricate some form of torque arm mount.
fabricate teh rear spring perches, shock mounts, LCA mounts, and panhard mounts
narrow the rear end
put in new housing ends to match your brake setup... id reccomend C-clip eliminator style ones....
its ALOT of work... and its the exact same work needed to put any non-fbody rear under our cars... doesnt matter if its 12bolt, dana44, 9", GM, ford, or mopar....
