RE: trash or stash- 8.25 questions

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

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If I recall right, a '62 Lancer had a tapered axle rear end too. Right? 
They require more work/effort/time to service items like brake shoes and 
seals, but they do well for a driver where service is infrequent.  
http://www.autohobbydigest.com/axlepul.html is a good overview.

Someone here in the '62 to '65 Clubhouse, especially a racer, may have a 
'62 to '63 8.75 they pulled to put in a '65 up rear. Or if you find a 
'62 to '63 in a junkyard near you I suspect the complete rear is there 
for the taking. 

I don't know why the bigblockdart.com data differs from Doug's, but I'd 
suspect the bigblock data is copied from a generic source where as the  
autohobbydigest data is actually tape measured.

A ball/trunion driveshaft is a specialty item that may give fits to a 
driveshaft company that has not been in business a long time. If you are 
going to have to shorten the driveshaft anyway it is probably a good 
time to switch to a slip yoke. For example, Inland Empire Driveline 
offers a conversion. They are listed on 
http://1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/restore2003.html
 
Gary H. 


Menko Johnson wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 03:22:34 +0000, Gary H. 
> 
> > You also can put in a B Body 8.75 rear. If you don't mind tapered axles
> > the '62 to '63 B Body rear will probably work well, width wise. Plus you
> > can get these tapered axle drum to drum rears very inexpensively,
> > including the chunk. Move the spring pirch & there you go. Note: I
> > assume the Lancer is about the same as an early A body dimension wise.
> 
> Yes the lancer is the same.  Its 53" end to end, and 43" on the
> perches.  What's interesting is a B body 8.75 from 62-63 would be
> PERFECT.  If that measurement is right.  It doesn't correspond to the
> ones I've been using at:
> http://www.bigblockdart.com/axleinfo/diffchart.shtml
> 
> That site says the B body 8.75 would be 2" wider and the perches off
> by 1 inch.  I'm unfamiliar with tapered axles but reading the site you
> gave me?
> 
> Where can these be easily had?
> 
> > You will likely never blow up the 8.75 with your Lancer, even with the
> > hopped up \6. :)
> 
> Ha!  You aren't kidding.  I'll also need to shorten the driveshaft
> quite a bit more.  I have a ball/trunion driveshaft now, so is that
> going to be an issue?
> 
> Thanks guys!  New territory for me (again!)
> 
> MJ
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