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Installing a rear end easy or hard????

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1FatPony

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Do do you install a rear end?? Is it hard? Is it just bolt on?? I basically have a V8 mustang with no motor and a I6 rear end just so it could be rolled around. I want to put the rear end for the V8 back in. Can I do it?
 

iskwezm

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sure, basically its just the 8 nuts on the u-bolts that hold the axle to the spring plates, might be easier with a second set of hands
 

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I would recommend using a jack.
 

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I just installed a new Currie 9+ under my mach and it's really easy.
While The old rear was out, I used that opportunity to wire wheel the undercarriage, put a layer of rust encapsulator, and more undercoating on. That made it take a LOT longer than just the replacement.
 

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LMan said:
I would recommend using a jack.
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sure, if you wanna do it the easy way
 

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How does this one look?? Should I use the original axle?
 

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you could always make a lamp out of it lol
 
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