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Thank you! That helps a lot. I am from Berlin/Brandenburg, we have a few Stores and Pages but more for GM related stuff, old Mopars are pretty rare. it would be boring if it was not difficult.

Maybe we get it wrong here. I just need to know: are the original rims from 1948 for 45° or 60° bolts/nuts? Because i have seen 45° and 60° bolts/nuts. I was told the axle is out of 69 Charger Small Block but who knows and the studs are the same on both sites, no left-hand thread. So you say they are 60° right? And sorry here in germany we have no big box stores and we take it very carefully here ? greetings

hi, i put a 8 1/4 axle in my 1948 plymouth and use the stock rims. The studs are 1/2-20 thread but what angle do i need? 45° or 60°. By looking at the old lug bolts... it should be 45° but i am not sure. Maybe someone has a link to a topic where I can read this. Thanks Patterson

Hi, i have found not much about the dimensions of leaf springs but i read once that the Plymouth/Chrysler leaf springs from 1949-1952 have the same dimensions like the springs from 1940-1948, only that they are flatter. I am asking because the springs from 1949 - 1952 are cheaper not at oldmoparts.com there they cost both the same. Does anyone know anything about it? Greetings from Germany

I think thats a very good solution with the 525 and not so expensive, if i have enough space... After a detailed search I have found some pictures from the cavalier rack and pinion setups, also intresting... i have found a manual rack and pinion from vw T3 or ford sierra... maybe i can make that work in mine but i have to be careful to geht a german registration... Keeping the original steering wheel is also my goal... with or without the original steering column. I have heart that the "aftermarket" spline from flaming river 11/16 36 and that could be the same as original... greets Patrick

@junkers72: do you have pictures from the mounted box and steering?

Thank you guys! Yes space is a big theme but i am a big fan of poly engines, specially second generation with torqueflight transmissions. I was thinking about an Vega style steering box because they are smaller. But the 525 manual box is also an option... I need to find out the dimensions of the steering boxes...

hello, my name is Patrick from Berlin and i am buliding a 1948 plymouth 4 door, it gets a 318 poly engine from 1964, a904 transmission and a chrysler 7 1/4 rear axle... I want to use the engine mount kit from butchs cool stuff and want the engine in center, no offset to the passenger side... so i can´t use the stock steering gear and column... so i need a smaller steering box, at best with the same output shaft spline, so i can use the stock piman arm... I am sure that somebody did it in the past, i searched the topics but i have find not much. greets Patrick