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Old 12-20-2012, 05:17 PM   #12
streetdreams
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Default Re: '54 Ford rear axle into '51 Ford ?

"I have swapped 3rd members a few times. I have found that the axles will interchange between 51 & 54. I have never swapped the entire axle housing from a 54 to a 51. Charles"

Gentlemen, the axle housing in my '51 is fine, the differential assembly is suspect. if I understand the info from all correctly, then a '54 third member will swap into a '51 axle housing. There may be a problem with axle splines, and if so, providing the lengths are the same, I could carry over the '54 axle shafts as well with the '54 diff into the '51 housing. Make sense?
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