Folks,
My Tiger II with close to 300K miles is in need
of a new rear end. I just ordered new wheel cylinders and
brake shoes, ( due to leaking wheel cylinders, rebuilt
one too many times) but there is considerable slop in the gears.
There is several degrees of slop when I rotate one wneel
before the slop is taken up by the pinion. To "solve" the
problem, I am considering pulling the rear end from my Alpine
2.8 L Caprii V6 parts car. It has a postal Jeep rear end
(Dana 44) with a limited slip and (maybe a limited slip).
The ratio is 3.xx something. Obviously I will need to change
the rear end in the Alpine too. I have an Alpine 5 wire wheel
rear end that might do the job as the 2.8 L Caprii V6 is not
all that powerful.
First problem was converting the aluminum wheels to fit on the
larger dia hub for the "wire wheels" I machined out the center
of two aluminum wheels to 3 1/6" to fit. Will have to find some
studs to hold the wheels on. I prototyped a stud to take to the
local bolt store.
The Alpine 5 rear end was sort of dirty so I spent a couple
of days scraping and cleaning the rear. It will need new brake shoes
as well. The Alpine 5 wheel cylinders do not replace the Tiger II
cylinders at all. Any way, when I pulled the punkin out of the
Alpine 5 rear end (looks just like a Ford 9" rear end except
smaller the ring gear) it was stamped with 38 and 9 as well as etched
with 4.36. I counted the teeth and sure enough the ring is 38
teeth and the pinion is 9 teeth. Now I assume that this is where
British math comes into play. My calculations come up with 4.22
not 4.36. Is this an imperial gallon rear end?
James Barrett Tiger II 351C and others
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