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

posted by  rft1 on  Sun Jun 25 01:23 CST 2006
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On the subject of rear axles, some time ago, John Parker was looking into the possibility of fitting a Ford 9 inch rear axle to a Duett. You might check with him on that.

The Duett has leaf springs at the rear and the rest of the contemporary Volvos have coil sprung rear ends. A friend did put a 544 axle in his 445, but required the spring perches from the old axle to be welded on to the new one.

On the subject of OD: My 210 has OD and despite still having the 4.56 gears, it is now relatively comfortable at cruising speeds around 70. It was the best upgrade I've done for driveability. Turns out you can still use the standard trans mount. You will still have to cut the trans tunnel and shorten the driveshaft. Since the Duett has a chassis, the structural integrity doesn't seem to be hampered as might be the case with a unit body car such as the 544.

Bob






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