Re: [Chrysler300] rear end housing swap

["elmer tuuri" <eltuuri@xxxx>]

I have a 66 fury 83/4 housing in my 64 300. The fury housing is about an 
inch or a little less wider
than the 300-- easy to spread the springs that much. Axle bearings must be 
adjusted with both
rear wheels in the air [push and pull axle with noticeable clunk] 8-16 thou 
in manual. They are a
tapered bearing --if too loose they are hard on seals! They should be 
adjusted and GREASED about
every 50 thou miles.

Elmer Tuuri , eltuuri@xxxx


> From: John Hertog <crossram@xxxx>
> To: Chrysler 300 Club Listverver <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Chrysler300] rear end housing swap
> Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 23:37:56 -0400
>
> Thank you all who responded to the bearing question re: rear ends. Very
> informative replies. I can't find the time to answer each one 
> individually.
> So - thank you all !
>
> Another question, please, to this group: could somebody tell me 
> specifically
> what rear end assembly, complete, from a later Mopar without the tapered
> axles will fit under, say, a 60 thru 64 Chrysler 300? The few that I 
> have
> measured have had different spacings between the rear spring perches. I 
> do
> know that this swap is do-able, I have seen it done, and, indeed, my 300G
> convert. has such a rear end under it now, but I didn't do it !
>
> No, I am not thinking of doing this modification to a Letter car. But I
> would like to do it to my '62 NYker wagon, and would like to locate and 
> buy,
> in a junkyard, a complete suitable rear end asembly. Just not sure what
> matches up...
>
> Sincerely
> John

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