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60 series and 40 series rear axle shafts

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60 series and 40 series rear axle shafts

Post by bad_religion_au »

just a quick question, are the short side rear axle shafts from a 60 series the same length as the short side ones from a 40 series?

i know they are on the front.
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Post by beanz2 »

Yes, for 1979 and newer only.

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Post by bad_religion_au »

they changed in 1979? :shock: did not know that
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Post by beanz2 »

Yup. The seals changed in Jan 1979 to a more robust one. The axle lengths also increased by a few millimeters.

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Post by bad_religion_au »

beanz2 wrote:Yup. The seals changed in Jan 1979 to a more robust one. The axle lengths also increased by a few millimeters.

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good to know, because my axles i wanna use are from a 1981 40 :D
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Post by Hamo »

If a 60 series diff is 3" wider than a 40 series diff how can the axles be the same length? :?
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Post by bad_religion_au »

Hamo wrote:If a 60 series diff is 3" wider than a 40 series diff how can the axles be the same length? :?
the 3 inches is added to the long side axle, while keeping the short side the same length

that's the reason the pumpkin gets in the way at the front when you put 60 diffs under a 40. it's "more offset" from center than 40/70 housings
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Post by Hardcorr »

Does anyone know of a website that has this type of info available. I'm amalgamating a heap of 60 bits into a 40 and would love to know what is the same and what isn't.

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