1965 8 3/4 question

[Scott Rousseau <srandsr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Guys,

When we replaced the rear end in my 330 wagon a couple weeks ago, we replaced it with a '65  8 3/4, one of two that I bought from a reputable 62-65 Dodge car/parts peddler out here on the West Coast. When I bought them, the guy told me that these '65 rear ends were special in that they were narrower than any of the other 1962-1970 8 3/4s, and they were a one-year only deal. My buddy doesn't believe the story. He claims that he "looked up the dimensions" and that all the 8 3/4s from 1962-1970 are the same. But then I looked in a older copy of Mopar Muscle, and they had a picture of a 1965 Coronet wagon in a junkyard in Arizona, stating at the end of the caption, "Again, the '65 B body rear axle is a special one-year only-piece. Come and get it!"

Can anyone shed light on this. What gives? Is the '65 rear end a one-year only piece, and if so, why?

Scott

1963 Dodge 330 wagon
1963 Dodge 330 post


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