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Re: 8 3/4 axle twisted
[Re: Cab_Burge]
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03/19/14 06:49 PM
03/19/14 06:49 PM
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Late reply, as usual Did the same thing to the 8-3/4 in my all steel '70 'Cuda with a 340; although a stick car. Put in a Dana 60 and never looked back. That was in 1985, and still running high tens today with no problems! I was bucks down back then and took a semi-floating truck housing, cut the ends off (since I was narrowing anyway) and welded on the ones from the twisted 8-3/4. I did build an alignment fixture to get the ends centered correctly. Running a spool and 35 spline axles... pretty close to bulletproof.
If it ain't broke ... you're not pushing it hard enough.
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Re: 8 3/4 axle twisted
[Re: Wedgeman]
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03/19/14 07:13 PM
03/19/14 07:13 PM
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Will I be able to retain my 35 splines axles from my 8 3/4 ?
You will be able to use the old axles. But you will have to narrow the new housing about 1" narrower. The Dana pinion is offset. A Dana has one axle longer than the other. The shaft splines are long enough to slide the axle through the spool, no need to cut it off. So when you set it up, make the housing cut so the long axle side uses your existing axle length. The Pinion offset will result in the other side being shorter. Thus the shorter housing. Doug
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