Current Classifieds

Need 4 wheel center caps for 77 Pinto Cruzin Wagon
Date: 10/03/2018 02:00 pm
79-80 fenders, hood, rallye wheels, light buckets, etc, C3 trans
Date: 01/04/2017 04:07 am
1974 Pinto Passenger side door glass and door parts

Date: 02/18/2017 05:55 pm
Front sway bar

Date: 07/23/2018 08:19 pm
1978 PINTO PONY FOR SALE 17,000 ORIGINAL MILES !!!!!!!
Date: 10/10/2019 09:42 pm
front end parts
Date: 03/30/2018 12:48 pm
74 Pinto Rear Side Lights

Date: 02/18/2017 05:47 pm
MISC PINTO PARTS

Date: 08/27/2017 10:23 am
Needed, 2.0 or 2.3 motors
Date: 09/30/2018 07:47 pm
Ford Speedometer Hall-Effect sensor with 6 foot speedometer cable

Date: 12/30/2022 01:30 pm
2.0 Mickey Thompson SUPER RARE Rocker cover and belt guard
Date: 08/22/2017 09:21 pm
Clutch Fork
Date: 03/31/2018 09:12 pm

Author Topic: rear end swap  (Read 1710 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline junker

  • Pinto Member
  • **
  • Posts: 17
  • FeedBack: +1/-0
  • Another Pinto Driver

  • Total Badges: 2
    Badges: (View All)
    Topic Starter Windows User
rear end swap
« on: December 23, 2013, 01:54:59 PM »
will I be able to use my drive shaft from a 63/4 rear end with a 8" pinto rear end . I have a C-3 transmission. Thanks alot for help Tim.

Offline PintoMan1

  • Pinto Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 400
  • FeedBack: +0/-0
  • Gender: Male

  • Total Badges: 6
    Badges: (View All)
    Tenth year Anniversary Topic Starter Signature Poll Voter Windows User Fifth year Anniversary
Re: rear end swap
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2013, 06:49:42 PM »
tim, I did the same swap with a 4spd. and had to shorten the shaft 1''. I'm not sure about and auto trans, but I don't see why you couldn't use your shaft for what you want to do. glen
1973 pinto runabout

Offline Wittsend

  • Pinto Master
  • *****
  • Posts: 2496
  • FeedBack: +241/-0

  • Total Badges: 8
    Badges: (View All)
    Tenth year Anniversary Mobile User Topic Starter Poll Voter 1000 Posts Linux User Windows User Fifth year Anniversary
Re: rear end swap
« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2013, 11:50:58 AM »
This is not the same setup as you have, but I went from a ('73) C-4 with a 6-3/4" to an '88 TC T-5 with a 8" and I did not need to change the shaft.  IF your C-3 is similar in length to the T-5 then it seems that it should work.

Offline junker

  • Pinto Member
  • **
  • Posts: 17
  • FeedBack: +1/-0
  • Another Pinto Driver

  • Total Badges: 2
    Badges: (View All)
    Topic Starter Windows User
Re: rear end swap
« Reply #3 on: December 24, 2013, 12:16:29 PM »
Thank you all for the help. Hoping all will work well. No drive shaft shops close and funds are in short demand. Merry Christmas to all.

Offline amc49

  • PCCA VIP
  • Pinto Master
  • ***
  • Posts: 1256
  • FeedBack: +242/-1
  • Another Pinto Driver

  • Total Badges: 4
    Badges: (View All)
    Topic Starter Poll Voter Windows User 1000 Posts
Re: rear end swap
« Reply #4 on: December 25, 2013, 01:33:02 AM »
Jack car up UNDER REAR AXLE TUBES with driveshaft installed. Make sure it can't roll on you. Mark or measure where installed driveshaft stub goes in trans right at the seal. Then pull back of driveshaft loose from rear end and then take shaft and slide it further in (too far) in back of trans till it hits softly and measure again and determine the difference in the two numbers. You need one inch firm to allow for in/out as the suspension works in normal use and that also guarantees the stub is in far enough. If less than one inch and you hit a really big bump or pothole, stub will go in far enough to knock out the stub end plug and kiss all your ATX fluid goodbye, you find out when trans locks up from no fluid in it.