Rear differential

[64ss409]

What size are your M/T?

26 x 8.5 x 14

 

[1964SuperStocker]

26 x 8.5 x 14

14" NICE!

 

[CLEAR CREEK 409]

64 ss 409 ,what brand are your rear wheels?

 

[64ss409]

I don't remember the brand. I liked the looks of them, but I wouldn't recommend them. I got them from Summit,,, cheap, heavy and crooked.

 

[63 dream'n]

I don't remember the brand. I liked the looks of them, but I wouldn't recommend them. I got them from Summit,,, cheap, heavy and crooked.

64 ss 409 ,what brand are your rear wheels?

Maybe these………..

Allied Wheels 6746099R Allied 67 Series Supreme Chrome Wheels | Summit Racing

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[64ss409]

That's it. Those on the front, 7 wide on the back. The price went up a lot since I bought.

 

[64ss409]

I have that wheel on my 56 International, but 15 x 7. $132 each in 2017. I have taken them to two different shops for balancing. No one has been able to balance them.

 

[WENGINE]

More 55-64 Chevy rear end horror stories: Had a 55 Chevy that I was racing on the weekend, (327/400+ hp) I had upgraded the rear to the 57 posi version that had the larger bearing. During one particularly launch the diff housing tore in half with the flange still mounted to the rear end housing. Oil, gears, housing parts and driveshaft all over the place. I was not very appreciated at that moment. I replaced it with a 56 Oldsmobile rear and never had the problem again. Same thing with my 56 Nomad during a street race, 427/400+hp. The Olds rear spent some time in the Nomad after that but its spiders were welded and 513 gears it wasn’t very street friendly. I picked up a 62 Chevy truck rear that I was going to experiment with that I still have but the 6 lug bolt pattern kind of put a damper on that and then got forgotten. Has anyone tried a setup like that?

 

[boxerdog]

I tried a Chevy truck rear end and broke it just like the 55-64 stuff. Always wanted an Olds/Pontiac rear end!

 

[Lt.FrankDrebin]

In the non-posi rears, the spider gears, were the weak link.

I was wondering what was considered the weakest link in these rears. I was looking for a rear to go with my stock 280HP 348 3x2 and kept running into disappointment. I finally gave up and built a rear to go into the stock center housing using a new Eaton posi differential and stock 3.55 ring and pinion.

 

[WENGINE]

I tried a Chevy truck rear end and broke it just like the 55-64 stuff. Always wanted an Olds/Pontiac rear end!

That Olds rear was indestructible, wound up in in a friend of mine stock car and did roundy rounds for many years. From what you say I’m glad I didn’t put any money into that truck rear

 

[WENGINE]

I was wondering what was considered the weakest link in these rears. I was looking for a rear to go with my stock 280HP 348 3x2 and kept running into disappointment. I finally gave up and built a rear to go into the stock center housing using a new Eaton posi differential and stock 3.55 ring and pinion.

How has the Eaton held up so far?

 

[Lt.FrankDrebin]

How has the Eaton held up so far?

So far - so good. But I only have a couple hundred miles on it. Although, I do like doing spirited launches.

 

[Iowa 409 Guy]

Is that an Eaton Tru-Track?

 

[Lt.FrankDrebin]

Is that an Eaton Tru-Track?

No; not the Tru-Track. I think it's called the Limited Slip Posi. It has the exposed coil springs.