8.8 rear in my A-body. I cant be the first!

camd64 said
On some site I just found it shows the centerline of the housing to the centerline of the pinion being 3.875 offset. I think that 2-3/8'' is for the centerline of the chunk compared to the pinion center.

Wow that's a bunch of offset! The one in Pop's rambler doesn't look to be offset cause the engine/trans looks centered and the driveshaft is straight as far as I can tell. I didn't actually measure it but you can usually tell just by a glance unless it's just a small amount. Maybe it was cut down to center it up?

4mulaSvaliant said
So the pinion shaft is also offset in the carrier?
To which side?
Does it help or make it even worse?

Not that I plan to install a rear end that is way off, but... As far as an offset drive shaft goes..
Its ok to have an offset that isnt extreme as long as the angles are the same at the axis of each u-joint.
In other words as long as the front u-joint and the rear u-joint are at the same position (angle wise and on both axis) all the time, you can safely have an offset drive shaft.

This is done on a normal basis in Jeeps and 4 wheels drives from the factory. The driveshaft is offset and of course has a typical "downward" angle toward the actuall dif.

Again its all about the U-joints staying in the same plane.

I've read it's not a good idea to have them offset both directions. Some up and down offset is necessary to make the U-joints wear correctly but add side to side offset along with up and down offset and it's hard on u-joints. My guess is the offset is towards the pass. side as that's what all generally are. I think the main idea for the offset is to move the trans. tunnel over to give the driver more leg room.