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  1. Mild Mannered Dart

    The 8 1/4 thread

    Cool thread. I did this conversion years ago after I sent the spider gears flying in my old 7 1/4. I did not know there was a difference in the housing types. I guess I had some dumb luck when ordering parts as the set of 3.55 gears and sure grip fit just fine in my 8 1/4. I was not sure what...
  2. Mild Mannered Dart

    8.25 brake upgrades

    Ok, I did a quick search and found this http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=119514&highlight=mtandrews Looks like it will work with a few modifications. Nice cheap disc brake set up!
  3. Mild Mannered Dart

    8.25 brake upgrades

    How about a disc brake set up from a jeep? http://www.summitracing.com/parts/tmi-4354400/overview/
  4. Mild Mannered Dart

    A Body 8.25 with discs - WIW?

    I would say no less than 350-300 based on condition. I was lucky, some guy gave mine to me for free about two weeks before I broke my 7 1/4 haha. It had 11in drums too.
  5. Mild Mannered Dart

    finding a 8 1/4 sure grip

    My 8 1/4 came from a 74 Dart and had a 2:45 gear and I had no problem installing a new suregrip with 3:55 gear in it.
  6. Mild Mannered Dart

    finding a 8 1/4 sure grip

    You can find them in 96 and older Dodge trucks with the 8 1/4 dif (RAM and Dakotas). Just make sure they are 27 spline. Have you checked out Randy's Ring and Pinion? Got a suregrip, 3.55 gear, and a rebuild kit from them a few years back and loved how my diff turned out. Check out this link...
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