RE: re:a body 8.75 rears

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This will seem WAY out there, but.....

Believe it or not, if you look for a ford 9" axle out of a granda, 
monarch, some mustangs ect, you will find that the rear end is extremely 
close to an A body 8 3/4 in terms of size and configuration. The main 
difference being that the axles will be 5 on 4 1/2 bolt pattern. I have 
been told that the granda axle is a near bolt in. Main problem is 
driveshaft length. 

You may scoff at putting a ford axle in your mopar, but , it will be 
alot cheaper than the 8.75, plus there is no axle redrilling, and 
steeper gears, and trac locs can be found in numerous ford pickups and 
vans. (if you know how to look for em)

An 8.75 axle is still in my opinion a better axle than the 9" ford. But 
for most street cars, the 9" will live indefinetly.

If I ever do another A body, I will probably go that route. you can buy 
9" center chunks for less than $100 with trac locs if you know how to 
find em.

Doc.


Gary wrote:
> 
> You will have to have the axles redrilled or new axles made to get the 5 
> on
> 4-1/2 bolt pattern. All "A" body rear ends came from the factory with 4"
> bolt pattern. The later "A" body rears (starting about 1973) with 4-1/2 
> bolt
> pattern were 8-1/4. Gary Bradshaw Ft. Worth, Texas
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Doug Baker" <dickens@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "1962 mopar" <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 9:06 PM
> Subject: re:a body 8.75 rears
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> You can use it and it should have the bigger bolt pattern,to match later
> front disc brake upgrade. As to doing the 340/360 swap we just did the 
> 3.9
> v6 auto swap into a 70 dart . All i can say is wow !!! what fun to drive
> compared to /6 auto,spins tires easily cruises effortlessly and early 
> tests
> show 27 mpg plus.  Doug B.
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