RE: A-Body Axle Choice?

["Earl H. " <earlh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jim,

Yep, there are a million ways to do it. I have done that a couple 
of times, but just tacked the pads, then pulled them away from 
the springs. I don't know if the heat would hurt the springs, but 
a dawg can't be to careful.

How the heck is your project coming. The last pictures you sent 
looked great. I am trying to learn how to do good fender flares.
Body work sucks.

Earl 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Jablonski [mailto:jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 4:31 PM
To: 1962to1965mopars@
Subject: RE: A-Body Axle Choice?


Good to see you on the board, Earl.

I did something a bit unconventional, I suppose.  I setup my rear without
welding the perches, then I got everything aligned the way I wanted it,
removed the tires and lower shock bolts, and welded those dogs to the big
fatty strange tubes right on the car.

Seemed like a no-fuss way to go about it, as long as you can reach in with
the gun ... and not burn anything up in the process ...

Regards,

Jim Jablonski
Royal Oak, Michigan
'64 Fury

Earl Helm wrote:
> 
> Jim,
> 
> Just grind, cut the old perches off, get a new set and weld them on.
> 
> It is a good thing to check the angle of the pinion in relation to how 
> the pads are welded on to the rear end. I have a nice big welding 
> table and a jig to do it, but before I built all that, I just removed 
> one side, left the other side on so I could get the angle the same, 
> then after I welded the new one on, remove the other old one.
> 
> There are a million ways to do it. You want a pinion angle between
> 6 to 4 degrees with springs.
> 
> Earl
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Ozolins [mailto:j_ozolins@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 11:07 AM
> To: 1962to1965mopars@
> Subject: RE: A-Body Axle Choice?
> 
> 
> That's to narrow the B-body perches for the A-body?
> 
> Jim
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >From: "Earl H. " <earlh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: 1962to1965mopars@
> >To: 1962to1965mopars@
> >Subject: RE: A-Body Axle Choice?
> >Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 10:07:53 -0600
> >
> >
> >Thanks, I forgot to mention that...Easy to fix... Cost 8 bucks plus 
> >welding...
> >
> >Earl
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Dustin Cloud [mailto:hell_fish_65@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> >Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 9:58 AM
> >To: 1962to1965mopars@
> >Subject: RE: A-Body Axle Choice?
> >
> >
> >The perches on the b-body axle are wider too.
> >
> >
> >
> >Dustin
> >
> >65 Barracuda "Commando V8"
> >www.geocities.com/hell_fish_65/
> >http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/dustinc.html
> >
> >"If it jams force it, if it breaks it needed fixing anyway."
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: "Earl H. " <earlh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >Reply-To: 1962to1965mopars@
> > >To: 1962to1965mopars@
> > >Subject: RE: A-Body Axle Choice?
> > >Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 09:45:37 -0600
> > >
> > >
> > >Jim,
> > >
> > >8.75 axles are a dime a dozen... Original A body housings are a bit 
> > >hard to locate, but you don't need one. They go for crazy amounts. 
> > >An early B body is an easy swap, just one inch wider.
> > >Just use more off set on your rims.
> > >
> > >You can find any 8.75 housing and have it cut down to A body width 
> > >for not to much money. Moser does it for $150.00.
> > >You can even have C body axles cut and re-splined. This is not a 
> > >hard as you think.
> > >
> > >Earl
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: Jim Ozolins [mailto:j_ozolins@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> > >Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 8:20 AM
> > >To: 1962to1965mopars@
> > >Subject: Re: A-Body Axle Choice?
> > >
> > >
> > >Everybody, thanks for all of the advice on the rear end choice!
> > >Looks like it's overwhelmingly for the 8.75" but that it may be 
> > >hard to find.
> > >Gears should be readily available.
> > >
> > >I'll need different shock mounts, u-bolts, axle mounting hdwe. and 
> > >a new fabricated driveshaft.
> > >(I will phase-out the ball and trunnion joint while I am at it)
> > >
> > >Sounds like money errr.... fun!
> > >
> > >thanks all.
> > >
> > >
> > >Jim Ozolins
> > >'64 Valiant
> > >


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