Thread: Custom Drive shaft, Converting 450sel into 300SD (L) w116
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Old 07-09-2018, 12:19 AM
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IIRC the 450SEL through ‘79 has the same 3.07 diff ratio as the SD. You only have to worry about the transmission end. I suppose an alternative is to replace the SD transmission and differential flanges with the SEL counterparts. Might require setting pinion preload on the differential though.

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