I put a 68 Hemi Dana in my 64 Polara and am running 275R60's on it. It very easy. And I have "green" bearings in it.Been in at least 4 yrs w/ no problems
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OK,
I am the third that says it can be done - I did it - just a bolt in swap.
1965 Coronet from a station wagon into my 1963 Plymouth Sport Fury with a 383 and Borg Warner 4-speed.
All I did was clean it up, new bearings and seals, checked the internals and bolted it in. I had intentions of changing the 3rd member to limited slip and a 3.23 ratio but that was several years ago and found that I like the 2.93 open for the highway. As far as I can recall I swapped the parking brake cables, they were different length, used the ones from my original unit.
I do have a question -
My original unit needs is a 3.23 limited slip but it was ran without fluid, probably for a long time before I got the car. I would rebuild it but I have not found a source for tapered axles, do any of you know if they can be bought new or a source for good used ones?
Thanks
Dennis C.
Everything lines up. Maybe if I had different tires and rims I may have and a problem but it worked for me.
On Wednesday, September 3, 2014 6:55:10 PM UTC-7, 62to65mopar wrote:
After all the years these Mopars still invite spirited discussion. :)
Reading through all the messages it is the general consensus that swapping in 1965 axles into 1962-1964 housings is not a bolt-on operation. There are two dissenters who say it could be done. How easily is not clear.
To look at this another way, if swapping in 1965 axles into 1962-1964 housings was a simple swap, then I would assume over the nearly 50 years since these cars were built there would be numerous examples of such a swap in magazines and on webpages. That's not the case I am aware of.
What you do find in magazines and on webpages are the swaps of later (i.e., 1965 up) b-body rear ends into 1962 - 1965 b-body cars as well as the mods to the brake drums.
Thanks,
Gary H.
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> Jason -
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> I can't thank you enough for your efforts here.
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> You and everyone here have saved me a ton of needless work and hours of
> frustration. Without lifting a wrench, I now know exactly what route to
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