Re: A body 8 3/4

[Gary Futrell <gary.futrell@xxxxxxxxx>]

I cut my Dana 60 axle down to A body length in the 64 Savoy. Quite a
few places to get 4 1/2 bolt A body axles, Doctor Diff, Moser, etc. I
think the 4 1/2 axles in my 69 Dart are Yukon axles. Like you said, I
can always cut and re-spline my truck axles, if needed. Anytime you
come through central Oklahoma, stop by.

  Gary F.

On 12/20/12, Ray Bell <raybell46@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Gary, I wish I'd had time to stop off at your place when I was travelling
> through six or seven weeks ago.
>
> The axle housings can readily be cut, but axle shafts are not so flexible.
> Apart from the specialised nature of the re-splining and cutting hardened
> material, there is no material there to spline just behind the original
> splines... the area where you generally want it. The exceptions to this are
>
> some (very late?) C-body axle shafts and some truck axle shafts.
>
> I get truck axles shortened to suit A-body length (note... that's not
> A-body housings, but actually a bit shorter) by a contact in Spokane,
> Washington. If I am prepared to go shorter again, so that the finished
> drum-to-drum dimension is about an inch shorter than A-body, then he can
> cut them out of C-body shafts.
>
> From what you've explained, I'd say that cutting a truck housing down to
> the size you want is the best bet and kit it out with the axles I mentioned
>
> earlier. Freighting axles backwards and forwards to Spokane would eat up
> any price difference.
>
> Ray
>
> PS. Definitely want to catch up next time I head your way!
>
> On Thursday, 20 December 2012 21:23:46 UTC+10, Gary Futrell wrote:
>>
>> I've got some different length 8 3/4 axles; truck, E body, B body,
>> etc.. All these could be cut for a 62-63 length 8 3/4. I was just
>> checking to see if someone was using an A body axle under their 62-63
>> B body. I have some offset spring brackets, but can't remember how far
>> they move the springs. I think they are somewhat longer than the
>> original spring brackets too. The springs would just need to move 1/2
>> inch inboard with the A body axle.
>>
>>
>>      Gary F.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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