pics of A bodies with B body rears please
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What car? Here is a couple
pauly v.100
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i do Wracks. with the right backspace i'm certain i can fit 9" wide wheels.
last pic is Tim Herren's track burner 68 valiant at speed. pretty sure he's got a b-body rear in his and he's running 18x9 cobra R wheels.
props to Herren for the pic, it's one of my favorites!
last pic is Tim Herren's track burner 68 valiant at speed. pretty sure he's got a b-body rear in his and he's running 18x9 cobra R wheels.
props to Herren for the pic, it's one of my favorites!
tubbedamx
Location Boise, Idaho
Heres a couple more... 15x8 rims with 5 inches of backspace
BP27
Well-Known Member
73 duster with 67 b body rear
cool. i have one that i am going to put in soon,been on the back burner. i will be sitting pretty low,so i wanted to make sure i had clearance. of course i am running 9" bullits on the rear now,so i can do away with the spacers with the B body rear. thanks guys!
duster731
young gun
spring perches need to be moved a 1/2 on each side to make up the 1 in difference.... a body 43 inches apart b body 44 in apart ill post pics later this week when i install my 68 b body rear in my duster and let you know how it fits
yea i still have to do all that,no biggie,done it a hundred times on jeeps. i was mainly interested in seeing how much room there was for the tires. i done the math,but nothing like seeing it for real. we are going on vacation in a couple weeks,so after that it is on! i will have my complete A body 8 3/4 rear for sale then.
duster731
young gun
Sorry my post was for kursplat he asked if the perches need to be moved on lol... I hear you on actually seeing pics as soon as I put mine in ill post pics and tell u the specs
gregpurcell
Greg Purcell
spring perches need to be moved a 1/2 on each side to make up the 1 in difference.... a body 43 inches apart b body 44 in apart ill post pics later this week when i install my 68 b body rear in my duster and let you know how it fits
1/2 inch is not a lot of difference. I have had some luck having a friend pull the leaf spring outward while I do the same. It is sometimes possible to get the centering pins to drop on by doing this. Once the u-bolts are tight, they aren't going anywhere!
The B body rear is 3 1/2 inches wider than an A body rear. That's about 1 3/4 inches extra width on each side. With a large wheel opening (like on a Duster or Demon) and using negative offset wheels (spaced more to the back) It is possible to bolt in and run the 66-70 B body rear just as it sits.
1/2 inch is not a lot of difference. I have had some luck having a friend pull the leaf spring outward while I do the same. It is sometimes possible to get the centering pins to drop on by doing this. Once the u-bolts are tight, they aren't going anywhere!
The B body rear is 3 1/2 inches wider than an A body rear. That's about 1 3/4 inches extra width on each side. With a large wheel opening (like on a Duster or Demon) and using negative offset wheels (spaced more to the back) It is possible to bolt in and run the 66-70 B body rear just as it sits.
i had one in my duster with the 8" bullit rims to get rid of the 1" spacers on the 8 1/4. i sold both rears to members on here and went with the explorer 8.8. the b body 8 3/4was a good fit but i only have the 17x8 with 245 45 17s. i dont think i have any pics.
A few people do this, and it makes me wonder why Ma Mopar never thought of it.
Demon 408
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Mid 60's B-Body rear (narrower than later B-Body). Wheels are 15x8 with 5.25" backspace. Tires are Nitto Drag Radials, 275/50-15. Also using offset Mopar hanger. Lots of room on both sides of tire and wider track looks good.
Demon 408
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One correction on the width, depending on B-Body rear the difference in total width can be as little as 1 5/8" (approx 13/16" per side).
8 3/4 flange to flange:
A-Body
'66-'72 = 52 5/8"
B BODY
'62-'63= 53 1/4" (And '64 Max Wedge)
'64 = 55 5/8" (Exc. Max Wedge)
'65-'67= 54 1/4"
'68-'70= 54 15/16"
duster731
young gun
B body rear 255/60/15 on a 15-8 with about 4 in offset Ya I know there for looks (traction bars)
B-body Dana, 10" rims w/6.5 backspacing, 305 50 15R BFGs, 3/4" spring relocation, no tubbing.
bOb shingler
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inboard springs, "b" dana, 15"x9" with 7"bs and 29"x10.5"W's. i now have 31"x10.5"W's in the wheelhouse.
wheelman21
Mopar noob
Did you have it mini tubbed in that picture? Did you have to shorten the axle/housing or just make up for it with wheel spacing? Ever run street tires on it, or just slicks? Also how far inboard did you move the springs? That stance is just sick!
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