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I replaced the rear end in my 58/444 with a Ford Ranger rear end, had to cut the housing on one side to make it so it would take the short axle on both sides (Ford uses a long and a short axle which off sets the diff.) The cutting of the housing was done a t a local speed shop. I also had to cut the Ford mounts off, grind the housing down and cut and re-mount the Volvo mounts onto the Ford. Keep in mind you will be changing your rear axle gear ratio by quite a bit. After all this was done someone told me that a rear end off a S-10 will fit without cutting the width down, but I never checked that out. All in all it is a real major job for the adveragebackyard mechanic and probably very costly for having someone do it for you. I went to this set up due to replacing the engine with a Buick V6 with an automatic so there was lots of other work involved. For you would reccomend trying to stay with your original rear end and keep looking for someone that can turn the drums. Check some of the Volvo sites that feature racing Volvo's and see what they have for mods or where they turn their drums and good luck.
Dennis
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