8 1/4 question

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mguner

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I have an 8 1/4 with 2:45 ratio and a set of 3:55 Dakota gears. Is there a shim and bolt kit still available or do I need to swap carriers?
 
The carriers are different. The 2.45 gear set uses it's own carrier and all of the other gear sets use the same carrier, it sounds like you already know this. What year Dakota? If the Dakota is a '97 or newer it will be 29 spline on the side gears so it won't work on the '96 and earlier 27 spline axles which is what yours will be.


Chuck
 
I plan on doing the same swap but not Dakota stuff.I got a 8 1/4 out of a 74 Dart with 2.45's. An Auburn with 3.55's was what I had in mind. I called Randy's and got a price of $800 for everything needed to do the job. I was thinking that I could get a A-Body 8 3/4 and but Moser axles for $800. Then again you wouldn't know what condition the gears would be in.
AHH well I'm NOT anywhere able to do either right now anyway.
 
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