Re: Spring perches - which ones?
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Your choice  i have collapse a stock 8 3/4 axle housing at the spring perch when I had issues with broken plates on the stock 8 3/4 early clutch type posi unit, the posi would slip a tiny bit and then hit a like stick shift dropping the clutch, very violent: tsk Stronger can't hurt   :
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Re: Spring perches - which ones?
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02/02/22 10:11 AM
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Moroso 85090 is also decent option.
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Re: Spring perches - which ones?
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02/02/22 12:59 PM
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I just bought a set of the Summit Brand perches. I do plan on boxing them, which was originally recommended by Calvert.
1970 Plymouth 'Cuda #'s 440-6(block in storage)currently 493" 6 pack, Shaker, 5 speed Passon, 4.10's
1968 Plymouth Barracuda Convertible 408 Magnum EFI with 4 speed automatic overdrive, 3800 stall lock-up converter and 4.30's (closest thing to an automatic 5 speed going)
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Re: Spring perches - which ones?
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or just box in the OEM perches ?  super easy to do and cheap as well.  I don't have any perches on it at this time. The Dana60 came from some Camaro guy that cut them off and welded on some kind of housing floater brackets and never got any further with his project. At least he didn't get ladderbar or fourlink brackets welded on for me to grind off. I've got the floater brackets ground off and just need some spring perches. So what I was really asking about was since I am working with a clean slate should I get the stronger brackets made for the Caltracs or are the OEM style adequate? I have never bent one but then I have been kind of babying the 8 3/4 for years. This is just a Street/Strip toy like many on here.
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Re: Spring perches - which ones?
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02/02/22 04:22 PM
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Re: Spring perches - which ones?
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02/02/22 04:27 PM
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Car has caltracs, monoleafs, dana60, dot drag radials
Same here; I had CalTrac perches put on my Strange S-60 when it was built simply because they're stronger than anything OEM-like.
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weight reduction, wheels, tires, Hellcat air box: 1.661, 11.686 at 115.97 (DA 710 ft)
1973 Challenger 452 ci street/strip [2008]
pump gas, DOT radials: 1.454, 10.523 at 126.44 (DA 514 ft)
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Re: Spring perches - which ones?
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02/02/22 05:12 PM
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Make sure the center hole is right size. Get the cheap one and run a strap over the housing connecting the end on both sides, a couple 1” beads will hold it.
Last edited by cudaman1969; 02/02/22 05:13 PM.
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