Slant Six Forum :: Old and late 7 1/4 rear ends

: A 6 74 Duster showed up in the local yard when
: I made a visit Friday. The car has front
: disks and the 4 1/2" bolt circle
: wheels.
:
: My question is will the brakes and axles from
: this 7 1/4 swap directly onto the 68 7 1/4
: housing under my Barracuda? I heard that
: some where along during the production of
: these axles some parts changed and I do not
: recall if they are interchangeable. I do not
: want to swap the whole axle because my car
: has 3.23's, the Duster is 2.7 and I do not
: want to get involved in swapping gears. I
: will eventualy get an 8 1/4 with sure grip
: under the car.

Author:	Dave Clement [ Mon Jul 08, 2002 1:46 pm ]
Post subject:	Old and late 7 1/4 rear ends
A 6 74 Duster showed up in the local yard when I made a visit Friday. The car has front disks and the 4 1/2" bolt circle wheels. My question is will the brakes and axles from this 7 1/4 swap directly onto the 68 7 1/4 housing under my Barracuda? I heard that some where along during the production of these axles some parts changed and I do not recall if they are interchangeable. I do not want to swap the whole axle because my car has 3.23's, the Duster is 2.7 and I do not want to get involved in swapping gears. I will eventualy get an 8 1/4 with sure grip under the car. Hot-Rod 6 dave.clement@motorola.com

Author:	Dart270 [ Mon Jul 08, 2002 3:07 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Old and late 7 1/4 rear ends
Quote: : A 6 74 Duster showed up in the local yard when : I made a visit Friday. The car has front : disks and the 4 1/2" bolt circle : wheels. : : My question is will the brakes and axles from : this 7 1/4 swap directly onto the 68 7 1/4 : housing under my Barracuda? I heard that : some where along during the production of : these axles some parts changed and I do not : recall if they are interchangeable. I do not : want to swap the whole axle because my car : has 3.23's, the Duster is 2.7 and I do not : want to get involved in swapping gears. I : will eventualy get an 8 1/4 with sure grip : under the car. Dave, Try a search for 7 1/4 or similar. I know Doug has covered this before, as far as what year axle shafts interchange. I seem to remember that the later big-bolt axles would not bolt into the earlier housings, unfortunately. I believe you can put your 3.23s into the later housing, but not the axle shafts into the earlier housing. Hope this helps, Lou

Author:	CRANKSNAPPER [ Fri Nov 01, 2019 3:09 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Old and late 7 1/4 rear ends
DROP IN A 8-1/4 WITH 4.5" PATTERN AND GET MORE LIFE

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