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Can a 544 Rear Axle be used on a 210? 444-544

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posted by  JohnMc on  Sat Jun 24 12:53 CST 2006
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Might be a touch easier in a Duett to put an OD in.

And as McDuck said, the mountings are very different betwixt 210 and 544, if swapping you might as well adapst something more sturdy and modern. Might just be a matter of welding in a flat mount at the bottom of the axle to sit on the spring - the 544 axle is round where it bolts to the trailing arms, and had a rubber bushing all the way around.

Your Duett axle is likely a 4.56:1, a B16 engined 544 would have the same. A B18 engined 544 would have a 4.1:1, which is better. In modern traffic, and with a pepped up motor, and OD and a 4.1:1 is a pretty good combination. I could use even slightly higher gearing in mine, though.
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