Anyone still use a Jag rear end?

I remember this use to be the thing back in the 60's. Chrome plated Jag rears would be found on a lot of Rods especially on T's around my area.

Anyone still doing this? Got any photos, past or present?

 

I'll be doing one under a seventies style fad "T" touring a bit later this year.

 

I see them on older builds here in Minnesota, a**** the 50+ crowd. It's not something im particularly interested in so sorry no pics, but there is a very clean full fendered A Tudor with jag rear and ifs and Dayton style wires in town here, as well as a handful of T buckets with it.

 

I should add it must be a nice driving set up because I see these cars at shows all over and never on a trailer. Not my cup o tea but I can appreciate the looks of a chromed jag rear set up.

 

Tom Medley will be getting the jag rear rebuilt and back into the 40 coupe

 

I remember back in the early 70's when these were the sign of a high end built street rod.
Never was my cup of tea though.

 

Nothing rides as well as a properly set up Jag IRS rear. I am putting one under a fat fendered car - not for show - as no one will ever see it, but for pure ride comfort....

 

Absolutely correct, same with the IFS, can never see why people use a Mustang II IFS, drive a mustang II and then a Jag and you will see what i mean.
IRS's not used much even in England these days as they are getting expensive to rebuild these days.

 

I'll be doing a Jag IRS under my 49 this year. Also not for show. I have to finish soft mounting the IFS first.

 

Anyone know of ***embly manuals that are available or parts sources?
Thanks in advance!

 

The Jag parts are easily obtained for the most part. Bought 1 for my 32 but just might put it in the Stude wagon for the ride.

 

I always thought the spinning half shafts looked pretty cool going down the road. I makes me want to run a quicky with exposed axles.

To say it is not traditional is something that we would really have to think through, perhaps not the jag rear but I have a very old article that the boss sent me on how to build a swing axle. that is your basic independent rear. I wanna do it to something.

 

My buddy, one of the best fabricators I know, has one hanging from the back of his hand-built frame on his daily driven bobber truck. And he's doing it again on his current build. So I guess they aren't obsolete ... maybe not traditional, but certainly not p***e.

 

I will be running front and rear in a 1948 Chevy that has shot suspension and the Jag stuff was pretty much free. Not super traditional, but it should ride and drive nice without many seeing it!

 

I have one in my Sedan. That's why it has independent front suspension also, It drives fantastic down the hwy.

 

As Langy says they are fantastic when set up correctly. As with anything it's best to read up a little before starting the instalation though.
My sons Anglia has one & will easily out run my (leaf sprung rear) Coupe round any bend or roundabout.

 

How strong are these?

I guess we could use a Ford 9" as a comparable. Weaker? Stronger (I doubt it)? About the same?

 

Dana 44 center section, they're plenty strong...



There's one under there and a pretty healthy 425 Nailhead.

 

The Jags use a Salisbury diff which is a derivative of a Dana 44. The Dana 44 was the strong unit of choice for manual C4 vettes. The slush box C4s used a Dana 36. Think back to the ZR1 and they should be good for most applications.

CWI did build a Jag rear based on a 9" Ford center section back in the 1990s. as for trad - well maybe not in HAMB terms but late sixties - think Dan Woods, Richard Graves, Jerry Kugel etc. and you get my drift. They are traditional enough for me anyhow.

Best source for parts may be Curt Hamilton at Hamilton Industries in Van Nuys, CA - he's been doing these for 40 years....

 

Definitely a cool ride you have there Z. I had a '57 Special Riviera with 26,000 original miles on it. One of the coolest cars I owned.

However this thread is about the Jag rear end in rods & customs.

 

Wadday, He says there is one under there!

 

It's a custom, and it's in there....



And so is the front suspension as well.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24785

 

Do a search on his install - it does a have a jag rear under there!
Damn I'm a slow typist!

 

Okay, perhaps I misunderstood when Z mentioned a Dana 44. I took it as there was a 44 under there. All's good!

 

The center section is for all intensive purposed a Dana 44. Like Weasel said it's a derivative called a Salsbury. Just enough of a difference to be frustrating.

 

Weird, I just took in a 32 frame Friday to mount a Jag IRS in it. I'll post progress pics if anyone is interested.

 

I wish they were a little more popular. I've been trying to sell one cheap for over a year. I installed quite a few of them in the early nineties,but haven't done one for a long time.

 

I'am still using one in my XJ6 but for power I am running a SBC 383 stroker

 

Of course we would be interested,we love pictures!

 

i've got one that will go in my 30 coupe someday when i feel like undoing things again. a jag rear end is always welcome.