OK...sorry about all the posts on this subject... it is admittedly getting old. 'Specially considering I ain't getting anything done on teh project....

But, I have sourced a new (used) rear end for my car, and it is from a '67. I won't get this new one for some time though, and want to get all the other bits lined up in advance if possible so as to be ready to just drop it in. One of these said preparations is acquiring a locker for it, but I need to know what type of rear I'm going to have....

So, the information on a plate on the outside states it as a 41:9... that being 41 teeth on teh ring gear, 9 on the pinion...aka a 4.56 rear end. The Salisbury rear that came out of the wagon is a 50:11, or about 4:54. So... I know that the new part out of the '67 is definitely not the Salisbury type. Next question.... which is it? Spicer 27, or Dana 30?

Short of pulling the cover off, and/or pulling the axles out...is there a way to tell if it is the spicer 27, or the dana 30. Is there an axle housing size difference? Could the existance or non-existance of a drain plug be a clue? (I do know that the junk spicer 27 case has no drain, but the presumably dana 30 from my '71 140 does have a drain... but was that a model change, or just a year thing?)

Anybody with a '67 wagon ever had their axles out and remember if they had lots of little splines on the ends, or 10 big square splines? Does your differential have a drain plug? (Please...any and all '67 owners who've been there reply! I need all the clues I can get).

And, one other thing. I'm assuming that all the torque and panhard rods are the same? That is, I can have my new bushings pre pressed into my existing components and just bolt 'er up when I get teh rest of the ducks lined up.... or might there have been minor changes there twixt '66 and '67....? I know from parts cross references that all the bushings are the same, but...are the arms themselves identical

Please let me know...and I promise...no more on the subject 'till the car is running :-)

-Matt