Back in 2013, I had a very reputable Midwest shop, known for its axles, narrow my B-body 8-3/4 housing to A-body width and true it up, install a back brace, and put the perches in the stock A-body position. The car has five miles on dirt roads, remember.

Today I was installing traction bars. As I took off the left shock plate... the perch fell right off. They had made a decent looking weld with absolutely no penetration into the axle tube! The right side has a large crack too, and I'm sure it's not any better attached.

So I spent some more time removing the housing from the car. Off to the local welding shop tomorrow (they DO know how to weld). I sure hope the same moron didn't do the back brace, or worse yet, the ends...