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