[WANTED] B BODY REAR END

[Jeff Oest]

Looking for a b body rear end around the Peoria IL area. Prefer 8 3/4. Thanks!

 

[Mr. Sinister]

I have one in Michigan if you are interested in traveling.
Complete w/ 3.23 open I would freshen it up before use -seals, bearings,gear lube, brake parts $200.
I can send pictures later if needed.

 

[70duste]

Looking for a b body rear end around the Peoria IL area. Prefer 8 3/4. Thanks!

what year b body??

 

[Mr. Sinister]

‘68-‘69

 

[Jeff Oest]

what year b body??

It would be the later b body with 44" perch centers.

 

[70duste]

It would be the later b body with 44" perch centers.

if i remember correctly the later b body rears have a rubber mounting bracket to the leaf spring perch. right?

 

[Mr. Sinister]

My axle is not for the ‘73 and later rubber isolation mounts.

 

[Jeff Oest]

A 68-70 b body with 44" perch centers and around 54 1/4" width would work.

 

[70duste]

A 68-70 b body with 44" perch centers and around 54 1/4" width would work.

i have one 8 3/4 with the rubber perch set up complete if i remember right
and i should have one 68-70 8 3/4 housing no center or backing plates/brakes/axles

 

[Mr. Sinister]

A 68-70 b body with 44" perch centers and around 54 1/4" width would work.

Are you asking me for measurements and pictures? Or 70duste?

 

[Jeff Oest]

If you don't mind some pics and measurements...whenever you get a chance

 

[Mr. Sinister]

I’ll send some after work today.

 

[Mr. Sinister]

Sorry buddy I just walked in for dinner after cutting the lawn and remembered pictures it’s gonna have to be tomorrow for them.

 

[cosgig]

I’m inheriting 9 different 8 3/4” rear ends this weekend in a clean out of a friends Mopar stuff. I’m in Michigan also, near Ann Arbor. I don’t want to walk in Sinisters offer tho, so follow through with him. You can message me if that doesn’t work out.

 

[Mr. Sinister]

Gef is gonna be the guy, one of the leaf spring pads has a bad location hole in it.

4-1/2” BP 44” center to center on pads but photo shows bad locator hole.

 

[Mr. Sinister]

Bad locator hole - out of round.

 

[moparraceman]

bolt center is measured center of bolt, to center of bolt, not one side to the other

 

[michiganpat]

Gef is gonna be the guy, one of the leaf spring pads has a bad location hole in it.View attachment 1716254232View attachment 1716254233View attachment 1716254235View attachment 17162542344-1/2” BP 44” center to center on pads but photo shows bad locator hole.

to fit in an A body, the spring perches need to be cut off and relocated to 43" on center anyway.

What is the wheel mount (drum face) to wheel mount (drum face) measurement?

what are the brake size? 10x2.5? 10x1.75? 11"?

 

[Mr. Sinister]

to fit in an A body, the spring perches need to be cut off and relocated to 43" on center anyway.

What is the wheel mount (drum face) to wheel mount (drum face) measurement?

what are the brake size? 10x2.5? 10x1.75? 11"?

Are you looking for the axle? Or asking for Jeff Oest?

 

[michiganpat]

maybe a little bit of both.

just stating that the perch issue isn't an issue since a B body rear has them in the wrong spot and they'd need to be moved, unless you moved the front spring mount outboard and used offset shackles in the back.....

missed earlier that you said '68-69, so it should be 60.125"....

I did a disc brake upgrade over the winter on my '76 slanty duster, so I'm pondering options (go cheap and get some wheel adapters, Ford Ranger axle as is, or explorer axle narrowed to center the pumpkin, etc). or attempt to find a mopar solution. I had originally picked up a dana 35 out of an XJ, but that was 60.5" wheel mount to wheel mount. based on my measurements, the biggest tire I could fit out back without high offset wheels was a 215 without rolling/cutting the wheelwell lip.