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Move the perches in and find the appropriate rims/tires you'll be fine.That is of course unless you are trying to stuff 300 series tires on the back. Andrew

Ive been a member of the local MoPar club here in Austin for a number of years now and someone is always whining about how much they want one. Seems normal to me ;-) Andrew

heres a pic of the Quicksilver in my console Andrew

Its in the "Brakes" forum http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=105241 Andrew

545RFE Andrew

Oh no.......thats just a tranny Andrew

Here are the pics of the modified cross member. I got most of the design from Tincup. The 'H' member under the tranny, replaces the piece that bridges over the tranny for stiffness. Its made out of two pieces of 3"x3/8" barstock, one of which is the mounting surface for the 545RFE. Andrew

Next,I went and made cross sections at key points and peeled the floor open like an onion. I then worked everything back to the mockup tranny and welded all the seams. Next is getting the tranny in and getting the cross member remade. Andrew

As it happens, I had to call the dealership to verify that what I was buying was what I wanted. The guy I got on the phone has a Dodge Dakota with a 45 in it. He has a twin turbocharged 750Hp motor and has had no problems with it taking the abuse. There a number of companies that offer upgrade...

Here is the start of the SAGA, I picked a 45RFE up for $200 in Holland, its out of a 2004- 1500 truck. It even came with a warranty. Then there is the profile mock-up I made to see where it needed to sit in order to not hang below the frame rails. Ill updtae you guys as the action continues. Andrew

If you go with the 8 1/4" the rear discs from a jeep cherokee will bolt right on. Andrew

You're welcome8) Andrew

If that were the result of the machining, the edges would have been symmetrical. Andrew

First of all I asked joey to remove the other post which was in the wrong forum. Secondly, PH before they made the jigs, they did the process. And have been doing so, say since the fifties. Look Im not doing this for other people, and if welding on your axle will ruin it and make it useless, I...

I havent had a moments time to work on the car, Ive just been getting in materials I have ordered to complete the rear. I have a new posi,all the disk brake stuff, the sway bar,and I have to order the 4 link bars. Andrew

I posted in the wrong forum, this is the right place I thought I would post pics of the B-sectomy. After measuring the axle tube and figuring out how much needed to be removed from the length of each side I blued and scribed two lines around the tube with the amount to be removed between...

Thanks for all the replys. This line of thinking started from not wanting to pay $800+ for rear discs on my 8 3/4. I just ordered a welder so I will be getting back into the fabrication with a vengeance. However I thought that if the axle from the jeep could be easily used in an A body it would...

Has anyone put a modern rear axle in an A body and what are the specs on the current crop of axles say from a magnum? Andrew

What Im trying to work around is that if you have an 8 1/4 axle its a straight bolt in from the jeep. Andrew

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Here is what I know so far. A new disk brake set up for an 8 3/4" axle will run me around $700, I still need to buy a set of new axles for around $200 when I cut the B body rear down to the A body length. Since Im going to cut the axle down anyway, why cant I just get the whole rear axle from...

I spoke to Dan at Powertrain control solutions and they have now successfully programed a couple of controllers for the 545RFE but I could use everyones help in generating interest in them really getting the controller as a regular item in their catalog. If you would just drop them an Email and...

I too was looking at trannys, and I am still following the Kiesler bankruptcy. In the mean time I have started to look at a 545rfe as a possible direction.They are easy to get and not that expensive. The stand alone controller is the lynch pin in the equation. If this interests you please call...

73, the dimension for the A bodies rear end housings all sizes is WRONG on that chart. All A body axle housings measure 52.625" outside of flange to outside of flange. As per Dr.Diff and as it happens, measuring my old 7 1/4" as well. Andrew

I found the controller at "Powertrain Control Solutions" their price $750 If they will sell directly to me.Denny @ Sharadon Performance thinks I need a stage two build with tougher bands and clutches to handle the 550 ft/lbs torque. Thoughts on that? 1st 3.00 : 1...

Someone in one of the threads sent me down this rabbit trail. Ive looked into the 545RFE tranny and it looks apealing as far as gearing goes and strength seems not to be a problem. Has anybody done this swap and what other than structural issues needs to be done to control it. Andrew

Ditto Old Vart!

I had exactly the same problem and I just used a piece of 3/8" plate and grafted the exterior shock mount to the plate and drilled the new holes in the wider pattern. The cost of new plates was way too much. Andrew

I did the same Andrew

Here's what I have Andrew