still looking for an axle for my project... ran across a 64 Buick Lesabre axle... ( already has the brakes I want on the rear ) what is the axle ??? how are parts availability ??? alternate gears available ???
1964 LeSabre should have the buick 9 3/8" rear. It is very strong, but no aftermarket support. The only gears available are used or NOS if you're lucky. Stock ratio for LeSabre should be 3.07 for auto trans cars.
Thanks... Sorry... I guess it's actually out of a 65 ( if that matters ) got a couple pics here just to confirm what it is... ( seller claims .294 gears ) studs look like they need to be replaced ( pretty rusty )
It looks like a 9 3/8" rear, but the year does make a difference. 1964 was the last year the LeSabre used the 9 3/8" rear with the drop out center section like the one in the pictures. Are you sure it is a '65? Maybe from and Wildcat, Electra, or a wagon instead? I'd check the ratio again, I think there was a 2.78 and then 3.07.
X2 It also looks like an Olds/Pont. rear from the 60-64 vintage. Take the casting number off of it and contact Fab Craft http://www.fabcraftmetalworks.com Pat
Looks exactly like the rearend that was in my 64 Riviera. Is the Buick version the same basic rearend as the Olds/Pontiac? Do the center sections interchange by chance?
As far as I know 57-64 Olds and Pontiac are different from 59-64 Buick and there's differences in the Buick across that range. If it needs bearings some of those are pretty tough, I got $75 for a crappy old replacement stock one for 65-67 rearends and can't imagine the older one is any easier to find.
Looks like a Buick rearend to me..the Olds/Pontiac third members are nearly round where the Buick is more oval in appearance...kind of hard to find good gears etc like others have said..
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