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65notch

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can sombody...that has a 65 coupe C code. stock 8" rearend do a cpl measurements for me. i need to know how far apart one U bolt is from the other on one side of the car, and another measuring the span of one Ubolt. both of them measuring from outside to outside edge. thanks
 
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My car was already on stands, so I measured:

The span of the U-Bolts (outside edge) is 3"

The distance between them (outside edge) is 4 1/8"

Grant
 

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Grant, Thanks for the info.
-jeff-


Grant65 said:
My car was already on stands, so I measured:

The span of the U-Bolts (outside edge) is 3"

The distance between them (outside edge) is 4 1/8"

Grant
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mine measures the same as grants. american pony parts says thats not the correct measurments. im trying to put tractions bars on my coupe that mount to the leaf spring plate and the holes where not lined up at all. i returned them and they say they are right. so im trying to find out if mine are correct or not.
 
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