Changing from 7 1/4" to 8 3/4" rear end questions

I can say in all my years of working with A bodies, I have never encountered one with the two piece rubber inserted shaft

My 67 dart is stock. 273, 7 1/4, 2.93

Note the last paragraph before the word diagnosis.

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Note (R) rubber isolated....

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