RE: Rear Axle Changes

["Gary H." <62to65mopar@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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My 2 cents: 

A. The 8.75 was strong enough for the racers of the day back in the 
1960's. Granted, the tire technology was less "sticky" then, but if you 
are using the car as a street machine unlikely you'll have such a 
HP/tire combo to pull the front end up in the air and snap the 8.75. 

I *think* Don D's 1963 Dodge 440 with a 426 uses a tapered version of 
the 741 8.75 and 391 gears with 29 inch tall tires without problem.

B. Drum pulling is the biggest complaint I hear about these. But 
swapping axles is less time consuming on the '65 up versions. How often 
do you swap axles, though?

C. Don't the center chunks fit regardless of years? I always forget this 
point. As for availability of shim spacers, bearings, axles on the 
tapered I don't know. I assume used tapered axles are easy to find, 
should your Mopar snap one.

Gary H.   

Robert neal zimmerman wrote:
> 
> > Depends on your goal with the car, I suppose. Stop or go? 
> > > > > Or use the existing 8.75, as it is strong enough for a lot of typical 
> > applications.
> > 
> > Gary H.
>   OK help me out, i am kind of on this thing right now too.
>      A) is the early 8 3/4 rear just as strong as the later one?
>       B) Is it this drum pulling that makes them tricky or are there other 
>       drawbacks?
>        C) are the early rearends harder to find parts for or do they 
>        interchange just fine?
>    Neal Zimmerman, Eugene Oregon

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