Alpine Rear

[61 Sunbeam]

Hello All
   I road race a 61 Alpine and want to put a better rear With a LSD
and would like to keep the same lug pattern and all so not spend a fortune

does any one know if a mustang II rear will work without shortening  it ?
and what the dimensions are ?

Thanks
  Rocco

[socorob]

I have a narrowed mustang II 8 inch in my alpine. Theres some discussion on it here.

http://www.sunbeamalpine.org/forum/showthread.php?t=12839&page=4

[Orange Alpine]

For all practical purposes, the answer is no.   Guys have done it, but no one says it is a good thing.   Maybe if you run wheels with a lot of offset.

Bill

[gt40mk1]

Some early rwd Toyota Celicas had lsd, wont be the same bolt pattern, but may not be far off the correct width.

Cheers, Pat.

[mgb260]

GM Monza,Skyhawk,Starfire right bolt pattern and with FWD offset wheels may work,thick spacers in front. May still be slightly wide so skinny tires or flares.EDIT: Spridget bolt pattern not Alpine! The only ones narrow enough that I know of are Postal Jeep(72-75 CJ5 4x4 also)or maybe MGB. Not that hard to change bolt pattern.

[socorob]

I met a guy at a car show a few weeks ago that said he had an alpine, and in the 80s the rear end went out in it. He said he went to a junkyard and measured to find something close and i think he said it was a dodge colt (it was a small dodge car)that was the same from drum to drum. He said when he got it home, it actually bolted right in, the spring perches were in the same place. I didnt see the car, this is just what i was told. I doubt that is an LSD but it may be a bolt in option.