I have to ask why not get an A-body rear 8 3/4 instead of trying to use B or E Body ones??? I understand he has the E body one, but why not sell it and get the correct rear???

I can't give away c-body pieces and still folks are cutting up expensive rears.?????

Okay guys. I found a '67 B body rear for $150. It's out and on the ground and only about half an hour away from me. That appears to be the path of least resistance. I have a couple of E body 8 3/4s out in the barn that I doubt I will ever use. But I guess I'll use this other one instead.

10" rims with custom backspacing and some Dr. Diff axles and I think I am good to go.

I am not sure whether I will pull the springs over to the seats and use the ones already on the housing. Or whether I will cut them off and weld on the new ones I already have. I noticed that the center holes were larger on the new ones than on the old ones. I am not sure that is any better than pulling the springs over a little.

Thanks again guys!

I think that you will be happy with that year axle. Its a good fit.
As mentioned before, with careful removal, you can REUSE the original spring pads.

If you're buying axles from Cass did you have him price you a housing narrowed down to the a-body width(52 5/8")?

I picked up the 66 diff tonite. I'll mock it up tomorrow and decide what to do about the spring seats. I think I will probably just elongate the holes outward a little. That way the for/aft part of the hole is the same, which is the way the housing will be trying to twist. I was really surprised at how big the center pin hole was on the new MP spring seats that I got from Mancini.

you could just pick up new spring bolts from napa with the correct size head on them

then just swap the bolt in the spring pack

I clap the leafs to gether with c-clamps then remove the locating bolt and replace

i also get them longer than needed so it ez-er to work the leafs and bolt swap

then trim the bottom of the bolt when done

make sure to sand blast it and paint it nice and purdy

just did mine,A-body 8 3/4 and got it in my 85 truck with 12s and 29x15x15 M/Ts

one more for ya some motovation

Now that's cool. And you have the same tires on your truck that I run on the Cuda.