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| Author: | Gotta Love Slants [ Fri Feb 15, 2002 6:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Rearend swap |
Howdy, After many days of searching I have found an 8 3/4 (3.23) rear out of a late 60's cuda to replace the 7 1/4 (2.76) rear in my 71 Valiant. Does anyone know of any pitfalls I'm about to encounter when swapping (driveshaft length, rear U joint, etc) the two? I plan on installing new seals on the 'new' rear. Any other ideas? Thanks! Tim tmoore722@aol.com |
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| Author: | Doctor Dodge (Doug Dutra) [ Fri Feb 15, 2002 6:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rearend swap |
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: Howdy, : After many days of searching I have found an 8 : 3/4 (3.23) rear out of a late 60's cuda to : replace the 7 1/4 (2.76) rear in my 71 : Valiant. Does anyone know of any pitfalls : I'm about to encounter when swapping : (driveshaft length, rear U joint, etc) the : two? I plan on installing new seals on the : 'new' rear. Any other ideas? : Thanks! : Tim The drive shaft will need to be shortened by *about* 2 inches. (measure before you cut) The u-bolts and shock plates are different for the 8 3/4 so get your hands on a set. You may also need to swap your parking brake cables out of the 7 1/4 and into the new assembly, measure them and swap if they are different. ( these clip-in ) DD |
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| Author: | dschumers [ Fri Feb 15, 2002 6:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rearend swap |
When I did the swap on my Duster, I had to shorten the drive shaft 1-3/4". The 'Cuda could have had the bigger U-joint, so you may have to get an adapter u-joint. (No big deal, whoever does the driveshaft will probably have one in stock) Good luck! Dennis slantzilla@excite.com |
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