Re: Crankshaft Bearings for 34 Standard 8 Engine

Posted by Peter Packard On 2008/8/6 7:21:28

G'day Mat, Tough break as I know that you would be lucky to exceed 55 mph in the car. I have plenty of spare babbited rods available to you if you need them, but you may as well hang out for the shells. Both of my 38 Supers have babbited rods after rebuilds and I am careful to keep the bearing loads down. I am running 8.25 X 16 tyres on the rear and keep under 55 MPH at all times. I have not had any problems yet, but am going to convert all of my Supers to the shells when they become available again. I am running HUGE commercial 17 inch radials on the 35 Super with a 4.41 rear end and have fitted my 5th Series with a 4.38 rear end. I remember when I started driving in the Sixties that I passed everything on the road at 60 mph in my Packard 115C, Nowadays the 600 hp B Double trucks tend to push me up the hills in the slow lane with their pressure wave at 60 mph. Best Regards, Peter Toet.