So now that the HMX is on the road, the next big thing I want to accomplish with it is a rear suspension rebuild and axle swap. After scraping away a couple decades’ worth of grease, I discovered the Model 15 axle currently under the car, from a 1982 Spirit GT, is an L-code, which means it’s an open rear with a 2.35:1 gear ratio. Yeah, that’s not a typo. One big reason cars of the early ’80s got such a bad rap was the astronomically high rear-axle ratios, implemented as a band-aid to increase fuel mileage. Continue reading at Hemmings
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