Since Aaron is home from college for the summer, we are finally beginning to make some headway again on his Duster. This week, he has been finishing up the final touches on the B-body 8-3/4" we found a few months ago - basically, everything on it is new from brake hardware to axle bearings.
Yesterday, a thunderstorm held off long enough for us to get the rearend installed. I was told by several folks not to worry about the additional 1/2" of width on each side for the spring perches to line up. They were right, a little tugging and coaxing on the rear shackles and everything worked like a charm. If you knew to look for it, you could detect a slight tilt in the leaf springs, but nothing severe.
Yesterday, a thunderstorm held off long enough for us to get the rearend installed. I was told by several folks not to worry about the additional 1/2" of width on each side for the spring perches to line up. They were right, a little tugging and coaxing on the rear shackles and everything worked like a charm. If you knew to look for it, you could detect a slight tilt in the leaf springs, but nothing severe.
