nine inch in a van

[jimsvan]

hey guys im about to buy a vh wagon with a 308 motor in it and the wagon has a nine inch diff im wondering if the nine inch would bolt straight up to the van its not leaf spring type it has a 308 and 5 speed manual in it i went and saw it tonight and its sounds good, but im wondering if the diff would bolt straight up but then again may need modification id thought i post a new forum to see what u guys think

[hotrod]

Diff in a vh is 1275mm wide from backing plate to backing plate not sure of outside drum to drum but would think about 1420 Max that converts to roughly 54 inches and a beddy diff needs to be around the 60-62 inch mark which is 1525- 1575mm roughly so too skinny I would say

[Marishka]

no wont bolt straight in mounts are heaps different,
ull have 2 chop all the commodore ones off n fab up some  new ones.
main thing is 2 check it for width, if thats ok its a bit of work but can be done /

[Marishka]

lol, hotrod just answered that about the width.

[jimsvan]

its disk not drum i might still buy it for engine it went alright had some balls behind it and might just sell the other bits

[Marishka]

thats the go, its worth buying just for the motor n box, sell all the rest
(comm 9 inch would be worth a packet anyway)
and buy a borgwarner holden pattern beddy diff,
ull have money left over 2 boot id bet,

[jimsvan]

well id keep the motor and extractors and sell the 5 speed and the nine inch whats a good nine inch diff to get from what car that will bolt straight up just so i know so i can start hunting my bedford already has a diff in it but want nine inch

[jimsvan]

i just brought the vh pick it up saturday whoooo hooooo excited he comes the fun bit

[ben]

nothing bolts straight up..

"the only thing that fits straight into a bedford is a load of firewood in the back" -  rouge trooper


ben

[jimsvan]

but its best to get a nine inch diff setup like what hotrod said yeh between 60-62 inch 1525- 1575mm  makes work hell alot easy