Problems Installing XKE Rear End In Arntz

[Jim Coleman]

I'm having a problem installing the XKE rear end in my Arntz.

Got tired of it slipping off the jack, and built a small angle iron frame that bolts to the bottom of the rear end chunk and that frame is bolted to my floor jack. (The frame will swivel from side to side on the jack).

With the rear end completely assembled, when I get the tie bar shafts in the holes in the frame and they're tightened down, there's still about a 1/4" space between the washer and the frame mount.

With the tie bar shafts mounted, the rear end is not level under the frame mounting plate. (high in the front, low in the back).

I'm assuming that the mounting plate layout is the same as the top of the XKE rear end.

I've tried raising the front of the chunk to try and level it out, but after just a little bit of jack movement, it raises the whole car.

My next thought was to take off the swing axles and carriers and everything else but the rotors and caliper holders to try and make the top mount fit and then put them back on.

I'm worried about the tie bar shafts fitting back into the holes in the frame, plus they were tough to install in the distance tubes on the rear end. It's all going to have to line up perfectly to make it work.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated..........

Thanks,

Jim