Readend saddle change
 

I have a 12 bolt rearend on my 63 with 6 lug axles trailing arm/coil suspension. On my 79 donor truck i have a 12 bolt rearend (littlebit wider) with leaf springs.

The question is has anyone here cut off thesaddles and panhard bar mount from a complete rear end and transfered them to another axle. Is this possible or not recommended. Do i have to buy new saddles and mount.

Thoughts/examples/ picture?

Jory:chevy:

Re: Readend saddle change
 

yeah its not that big of a deal. you can get a cheap angle finder and mesasure your 66 axle. then weld the saddles onto the 79 at the same angle.

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Yeah, it's not too difficult to do. You just need to make sure your pinion angle is correct.

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I've done it a few times. Recently, I did one for a 63 I am building. There are pictures in my blog.

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I glaced throught the blog and didnt see any pics of the specific saddla change?

Jory:chevy:

Re: Readend saddle change
 

I'm at work right now and Photobucket and my blog are both locked out of these computers. I will post my pictures tomorrow when I get home to my computer.

All I do it cut the brackets and saddles off the axle tubes, set it into place on the new ECE saddles, center, set pinion angle and weld them on. Nothing to it.

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Roadhammer, here are the pictures. It's an 80 model rearend. I ground all of the old brackets and spring pads off then welded the ECE saddles into place.

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...63chevy059.jpg
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...63chevy083.jpg
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...63chevy082.jpg
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...63chevy080.jpg
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...63chevy084.jpg