Can anybody tell me (I'm trying to avoid going under and measuring) if a 65 f-85 and a 64 Skylark would have the same length rear ends, and if they are interchangeable?

 

From my understanding 64 - 72 a body's rear ends will fit but in 67 they changed to a wider axle and the springs mont changed as well as the angle so on 68-72 I believe you need to use springs and trailing arms from the newer year I read most of this from

Bro442

 

If I'm not mistaken the 64-67 rears are the
same in the a bodies. The ratios could be different
of course.

 

100% identical direct interchange.

Henry

 

'64-'65 BOP rears are basically the same with the exception of wagons and heavy duty brake option cars sometimes using a different rear

'64-'72 A-body will interchange however:

'64-'65 are about an inch narrower than 66-67 rears. I believe '68-'72 are about the same width as '64-'65.
'64-'66 rear coils interchange and '67-'72 coils interchange.
BOP rears are generally different from Chevy rears.

 

Thanks to you all. My rotted out 64 A-body rag-top might yet get resurrected. My wife is threatening to make yard art out of it and fill it with dirt for a garden. People I know, say "scrap it". It has virtually no redeeming qualities, just sentimental value, and that doesn't put food on the table. But...I would have the most horrible looking A-body rag in the western hemisphere !!

 

Hi Dave!

I've seen the pics - It's not that bad. If you have the worst in the west - I had the worst in the east. '70 buick rag, bondo from the door handles down and cornflakes for a frame. And to think I sold my first '65 f85 for it.

 

Hey Napoleon,
I only showed you the better pics before. I think this goes way beyond patina. Oddly enough, the bottom was undercoated, and the rust only really set in where the water got in from the top side. Still some support areas (not to mention frame) are toast. Definitely requires all my wiles if I'm going to salvage this tragedy !!

 

Hi Dave: I just have to chime in here. I also have a 64 Cutlass convertible. I bought it in August 1976 from a kid who was trying to sell the motor, and crush the rest. I paid $200 for it. The motor ran well and had a good frame but that was about it. He had it in a shed with a dirt floor for 4 or 5 years and it was sitting on the brake drums. Floor and trunk was rotted along with the bottom of the quarters and front fenders. The top, lights, and much of the electrical did not work. Had only part of the shifter, dodge wheels which were held on by only two studs each. It had high back buckets in it which were wrong and the console was missing. When I got it home from 90 miles away, my wife along with the rest of the family thought I was nuts. They were probably right. It took me 9 years to find enough parts to get it on the road. I started driving it in the summer of 1985 and enjoyed it for over 20 years. I started to prep for new paint and found I had some major rust issues, so I decided to do a body off the frame restoration. It is now about ready for paint which I will do in the spring. It took a long time the first time because it was prior to the internet and as far as I knew, nothing was being reproduced for the car. I hope you get yours driveable sooner than I did. Vic

 

Hi Vic,
Excellent history to your car. I really enjoyed reading it. Something special about reclaiming a car from the grasp of the reaper. Numbers don't always add up favorably, cash-wise (or time-wise), but it gives you a good feeling to know you saved a car. Also, a lot to be learned whilst you're fixing everything.
Cheers, Dave