Thread: Rear end help
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Old 09-13-2007, 08:57 AM   #7 (permalink)
joe_padavano
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I have the 7.5 ring gear rear and the 5 x 4.75 bolt pattern.

I didn't know the wagon rears were wider too, but I knew they were mostly 8.5 rings.

I know what b bodies are, what are c and d bodies?
The wagon axles are wider to allow a sheet of plywood to fit flat between the wheel housings.

The C-body is the RWD Olds 98, Buick Electra, etc. The D body is the Fleetwood. All C and D-body cars have 5 x 5" bold circles.
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