Thread: Which Rear?
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Old 02-08-2024, 10:47 AM   #10
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Default Re: Which Rear?

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Originally Posted by pistonbroke View Post
...as stated above hacking up your coup and putting in a 3.00 ford 8" will make your little flathead very sluggish in traffic and no fun on hills.
Your issue wasn't the 8", it was the gear ratio you had in that 8".

If he's putting parallel leaves under it with the stock banjo, he's still "hacking it up" and might as well put in a more reliable rear axle (that uses modern hub bearings) that has a wider availability of parts.
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