Thread: My rearend is wider on one side

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If your wheels are the same width & offset, then your rear end is mounted off center by 1/4", if your wheel sitcks out (or in) 1/2".

Pat

It's a Ford 8" rearend.

Originally Posted by bucs012

It's a Ford 8" rearend.

That has different length axles and the driveshaft is centered.. So as said by HTC, it's off center in the mounting by a little bit..A wheel spacer is still a good fix for it as long as you have long enough studs to handle it.

You did not say what type of suspension you are running, but if you have a panhard/track bar an adjustable bar will also allow you to center the differential at static load, or you may be able to modify the bracket on either the frame or axle to account for the 1/4" offset.

i had a girlfriend with the same problem

Originally Posted by nathan80

i had a girlfriend with the same problem

Oh yeah. I've seen her. Couldn't tell if she had a bad hip, or if her butt was chewin bubblegum.

The 1/2 inch thick spacer on one side is a great idea. It is very hard when building a car, especially one with exposed underpinnings, to get everything exactly the same side to side. We have to tweak things sometimes to get them to look and fit right.

I would also be curious what kind of suspension setup you have, because if something like coilovers with a panhard, you should be able to adjust it over that far.

Don