what year cars would i be looking to get this gear set out of? dose it need to be from a torque tube rearend?
I know that the ring/cases and the pinion gears from '50 thru '54 will bolt into the 40's era rear-ends. I don't know if you can use an open drive line pinion and ring/case in a torque tube.
At question is the geometry. For the torque tube the pinion bearing is pressed onto the pinion casting (which is threaded for a retainer nut and spline cut, as well as cross drilled for a retention pin through the propeller shaft - which runs inside the torque tube):
I have never played with a late fifties pinion so I don't know if it can be adapted to a torque tube. On those the spline end is designed to exit the pumpkin (through a seal) and mate with a Spicer universal joint.
I have seen postings/articles that show open drive-line differential carriers being bolted to a torque tube banjo. But I don't know if the internals from '55 thru '59 will transplant back into a an enclosed drive line.
regards,
stock49
