8 3/4 build

pghjeeper said

So I picked up an A Body 8 3/4 for 100. As you probably have guessed it’s a empty housing. My 67 Dart has its original 7 1/4 that it stayed life with.
My question is about the axle shafts and brakes. First can I/ should I reuse the stock brakes from my 7 1/4? Or should I just do a disc swap.
Second I want to get something like Mosier, Yukon or Dutchman axles. I’d rather run taper bearing than green bearings and I’d like to not have to cut them. Any opinions on those three companies or is there a better option? I’d also like to do the big bolt pattern swap while I’m at it.

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Your 67 7.25 should have 9" brakes, and none of those parts,AFAIK, will transfer over to the 8.75. If you install the 10" stuff onto the back, and still have the 9" drums up front, You may have a brake-proportioning problem . If the rear brakes work too well, and if they lock up, then you could find yourself in a spin; that is to say the rear could slide to the side and try to pass you.. I say could, cuz it depends on some factors such as; rear tire bias,thrust angle,driver reaction time, and not much else,lol.Once the rear is sliding, you may have only milliseconds to avert the spin.

For a streeter,10" drum brakes on the back are more than adequate even with discs up front.