Re: green bearing questions

[Steve Chervinsky <63hemipolara@xxxxxxxxx>]

Chrysler used the 8 3/4 right into 74. And in A-bodies 73+ they were
4.5" bolt circle. My fiends original 73 Duster /6 had a 8 3/4 with a
489 case. Meanwhile my 63 Polara has the small 741 case and the stupid
keyways for the drums. A B-body 8 3/4 will not fit an A-body without
being narrowed.

On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 5:29 PM, Dan McCormack <mcwheels@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Well it is true that 73 and up A bodies that had the disc brake option had a
> 4 1/2" bolt pattern. But I'm almost positive that Mopar never put an 8 3/4
> rear end in an A body after 1972. (anybody know of one?) They switched to
> the Spicer 8 1/4" in the 1973 A bodies. To the best of my knowledge Mopar
> never made an A body 8 3/4 rear end with a 4 1/2" bolt pattern. A friend of
> mine is running a B body 8 3/4 rear end in his 73 340 Duster. This is an
> original 1973 340 car and came equipped from the factory with a Spicer 8
> 1/4" rear end.
>
> Dan
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Herb" <zephyr9900@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "1962 to 1965 Mopars" <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 10:42 AM
> Subject: RE: green bearing questions
>
>
>
> Earl, you are correct 73 & up A - Body's with 83/4 are 41/2 bolt pattern. I
> had a 68 formula S Barracuda that I up graded to 41/2 & disc brakes. It was
> a bolt in swap from a 73 340 Duster. Also, my old parts bolted right back
> into the Duster!!
>
>  Herb
>
> 1963 Sport Fury Convertible 361
> 1970 Challenger RT 440
> 1999 Durango SLT 5.9
> 2006 300-C Heritage 5.7
> 2008 SRT-8 Magnum 6.1
> St. Louis, MO.
>
>
> -------Original Message-------
> From: Earl H.
> Date: 8/8/2008 9:25:33 AM
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: green bearing questiuons
>
> Neal,
>
> You probably have an old set of C body axles laying around.
> Have them cut down and re-splined. Way cheaper, and will
> Work just fine. You can find 4.5 bolt pattern A body axles
> From 73 & later Dusters. Not very common, but 83/4 rears
> Came in 340 & some 360 cars.
>
> Earl
>
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-- 
Steve
'63 Hemi Polara