I am working on a 74 dart with my son. Its got a 318 in it for now and we are currently building/stroking a 400 to drop in down the road... the car currently has the stock rearend and I know we will need to find a better choice than whats in her now... I found an 8 3/4 in a 1/2 ton Pickup in the only junk yard within 135 miles of where i live. (rural Montana).. How hard will the rear from the PU be to install? and are there kits to make it a suregrip? I really enjoy tis site and have a ton of useful information here and really appreciate all the knowledge.
8 3/4 half ton pu work
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abodyjoe
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you'll have to have it narrowed and the spring perches moved. yes you and buy a sure grip for the open center.
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If your going to put all that money and effort into installing an 8 3/4 from a p/u why not just grab a dana 60 from a p/u? It will offer you an upgrade on the 8 3/4 and will take more punishment. A big block stroker will test the limits of an 8 3/4,so if you chose to go that way,please upgrade it with top notch parts. A back brace isnt a bad idea either.
If you are in Montana and need work done, shorten, etc. call this guy.
http://www.doctordiff.com/
Great service and very helpful
http://www.doctordiff.com/
Great service and very helpful
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