Question about the 7 1/4 rear end.

str12-340 said

Why would you waste the time and effort to repair one of these in such major ways? It would probably be less work to find a 7 1/4 in good shape drum to drum that someone pulled in favor of an 8 3/4. I would take this situation as a gift - a great excuse to go to an 8 3/4... even an 8 1/4!

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Would you guys have any hesitation going after this 8.25 to swap into a 63 Dart GT? I've researched enough to know I would need to shorten the drive shaft, get new U Bolts, and my small bolt pattern wheels would no longer fit. I'm more concerned with the gear ratios in a 94 Cherokee, and possibly the leaking and noisy axle seal. Thanks!

Jeep, Chrysler 8.25 rear axle assembly from a 1994 Cherokee - auto...