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shorting the rear end!
j-bird
+1y
what kind of axle bolts right up the the rear of a 93 astro....looking to shorting the rear at least a total of 4"
mjavy7
+1y
Are you trying to get one that is narower than your stock one?
I would get your stock one shortened to be sure that it works with everything else like driveshaft, bolt paterns, diameter, break lines etc.
I would get your stock one shortened to be sure that it works with everything else like driveshaft, bolt paterns, diameter, break lines etc.
j-bird
+1y
yeah that what i was looking for! the rear to be narrower!
BDon20s
+1y
You won't find a bolt in, narrower, rear end for an astro van.
The astro van has a center section that is offset 2" to the passenger side. This is what makes things difficult.
If you're not scared of some work, and can live with a driveline that isn't inline (not terribly uncommon even in stock vehicles) you can use a '91 or '92 caprice rear (or any year after that police package rear). That rear end is 4" narrower than the Astro rear, but is not offset from center. Any B-body from 77-92 SHOULD use the same width rear... but I can't confirm this. From 93-96 the rears grew in width about 1.5".
The astro van has a center section that is offset 2" to the passenger side. This is what makes things difficult.
If you're not scared of some work, and can live with a driveline that isn't inline (not terribly uncommon even in stock vehicles) you can use a '91 or '92 caprice rear (or any year after that police package rear). That rear end is 4" narrower than the Astro rear, but is not offset from center. Any B-body from 77-92 SHOULD use the same width rear... but I can't confirm this. From 93-96 the rears grew in width about 1.5".
rizz0
+1y
Edited: 5/24/2006 7:48:05 PM by rizz0
Edited: 5/24/2006 7:47:19 PM by rizz0
yeah the astro i just bd on 22s we narrowed the rear end 6 inches cause we were gonna go custom rims with a huge lip but then got some standard offset centerlines and put 1 inch spacers in to give it a total of a 4 inch narrow. i narrowed the housing myself and sent the axles out to moser to be shortened.
Edited: 5/24/2006 7:47:19 PM by rizz0
yeah the astro i just bd on 22s we narrowed the rear end 6 inches cause we were gonna go custom rims with a huge lip but then got some standard offset centerlines and put 1 inch spacers in to give it a total of a 4 inch narrow. i narrowed the housing myself and sent the axles out to moser to be shortened.