Re: 1985 dodge half ton rear end, LCA, steering wheel, ?'s
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03/23/14 05:39 PM
03/23/14 05:39 PM
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BulletBob
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yes the Tuff wheel with adapter will work on your non tilt column 
sway bars are hard to find on the D series trucks some had them some didn't bout like a 70/30 chance
Not too hard to find pm when you can't find one then you will have found a few or more if I run out I have 5 P N Ps close to me
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Re: 1985 dodge half ton rear end, LCA, steering wheel, ?'s
[Re: BulletBob]
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03/23/14 06:31 PM
03/23/14 06:31 PM
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Not too hard to find pm when you can't find one then you will have found a few or more if I run out I have 5 P N Ps close to me
Well around here where I live (deep east Texas) which I should have put  , but I have only seen 3 out of 50 or more D series trucks i've looked at over the years one off a 79 lil red, 78 lil red parts trucks I had one time and a 89 D150 parts truck that I currently have, but its on my 84 D150 project with the steering brace now 
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Re: 1985 dodge half ton rear end, LCA, steering wheel, ?'s
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03/23/14 06:45 PM
03/23/14 06:45 PM
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85_Ram_4speed
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I have a 1985 dodge ram with the 9.25 12 bolt rear end and 5 on 5.5 bolt circle. I have been looking for a sure grip unit for it and found a lot on eBay, however they are not very descriptive. I am wondering what spline my rear end should be and what years of sure grip unit will work?
There was a c-clip change around '85. That will be your determining factor on what suregrip units will work and what wont.
I asked this question to Dr Diff (Cass) and here was his response:
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I don't know the dimensions, but in 1985, the thickness of the C-clips and the depth of the groove in the axles increased. I would stick the axles and C-clips into the carrier and check the fit.
So assuming your '85 has the newer parts, I believe '85-up should fit.
Spline count was unchanged as far as I remember on all 9 1/4's.
Outcast Dodge guy.
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Re: 1985 dodge half ton rear end, LCA, steering wheel, ?'s
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03/24/14 10:32 AM
03/24/14 10:32 AM
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for the rear you flip the shackle using a front spring hanger on the rear then flop the axle on top of the springs,use car shock plates-ubolts. or use the drop shackles on the rear, I just got a set at the parts store for 43$ and they worked fine on my 85 stepside. I built and added traction bars on top of the leafs to the front hanger. so now I have the 88 440 truck with a flip flop and the 85 stepside with drop shackles. both sit about the same the way I likes them. look for a steering box/frame support bracket if yours does not have one when you add the sway bar. IIRC the stock d-150 sway bar will not work with the pocketed lower control arms...I think you use a 1 ton bar.
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