Changing Vette to solid axle

Woodfin · 09-05-2023, 02:15 PM

Someone on some forum [I don't remember who or where] talked about using the OE rear swing arms and adapting them to a solid axle with a custom-built adapter. The way I remember the story, he built an adapter with the OD of the inside of the trailing arm, and the ID of the new rear housing tube. But I do not remember what else he did to control the rear axle. Was that someone on this forum? I think it was someone with a stocker.

4543 · 09-05-2023, 02:57 PM

Jimmy Parker is the master of Corvette conversions! Depending on year I think Moser has kits that pretty much bolt in.

Terry Cain · 09-05-2023, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Woodfin

Someone on some forum [I don't remember who or where] talked about using the OE rear swing arms and adapting them to a solid axle with a custom-built adapter. The way I remember the story, he built an adapter with the OD of the inside of the trailing arm, and the ID of the new rear housing tube. But I do not remember what else he did to control the rear axle. Was that someone on this forum? I think it was someone with a stocker.

Might have been me?

chopperloco · 09-08-2023, 07:59 AM

My C2 was done by Billy Nees over 20 years ago,using modified trailing arms to a 12 bolt..

09-05-2023, 02:15 PM	#1
Woodfin Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kilgore TX Posts: 432 Likes: 5 Liked 70 Times in 38 Posts	Changing Vette to solid axle Someone on some forum [I don't remember who or where] talked about using the OE rear swing arms and adapting them to a solid axle with a custom-built adapter. The way I remember the story, he built an adapter with the OD of the inside of the trailing arm, and the ID of the new rear housing tube. But I do not remember what else he did to control the rear axle. Was that someone on this forum? I think it was someone with a stocker.

09-05-2023, 02:57 PM	#2
4543 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 602 Likes: 52 Liked 535 Times in 120 Posts	Re: Changing Vette to solid axle Jimmy Parker is the master of Corvette conversions! Depending on year I think Moser has kits that pretty much bolt in.

09-08-2023, 07:59 AM	#4
chopperloco Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ottawa,Ont.,CANADA Posts: 128 Likes: 106 Liked 69 Times in 16 Posts	Re: Changing Vette to solid axle My C2 was done by Billy Nees over 20 years ago,using modified trailing arms to a 12 bolt..