8 1/4 rear

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They already have that style bearing.
 
The bearing is in the housing on 8 1/4's and not on the axle like 8 3/4 and Dana's
 
Sedanman said:
The bearing is in the housing on 8 1/4's and not on the axle like 8 3/4 and Dana's
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You can kinda say that, yes. But the bearings do ride on the axle, similar to the GM style. They are not however, the tapered roller style like the 8 3/4, which is what I meant.......they are much closer in design to the green bearings than the tapered roller.
 
The bearings stay in the housing end on an 8 1/4 and the 8 3/4 and Dana have them attached to the axle and you can go green or std bearing was what I was getting at.
 
The problem with the 8 1/4 rear is the fact that the axle shaft is the inner bearing race and is subject to wear like Rusty said, but the 8 3/4 which uses a unitized bearing assembly be it the tapered roller or aftermarket ball bearing style the axle isn't in direct contact with the roller parts of the bearing. There is a "problem solver" bearing available for early 2000's jeeps that will fit 70's era mopars with worn axle shafts, it places the bearing on a normally unused part of the axle shaft if you axles are worn.
 
daliant said:
The problem with the 8 1/4 rear is the fact that the axle shaft is the inner bearing race and is subject to wear like Rusty said, but the 8 3/4 which uses a unitized bearing assembly be it the tapered roller or aftermarket ball bearing style the axle isn't in direct contact with the roller parts of the bearing. There is a "problem solver" bearing available for early 2000's jeeps that will fit 70's era mopars with worn axle shafts, it places the bearing on a normally unused part of the axle shaft if you axles are worn.
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That is the problem I have with one of my axles. Would you happen to have a part number?
 
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