Hey did you notice any vibration at highway speeds? Was the center section
on the old rear end offset slightly, I know on the 2WD's it is but I'm not
sure if it's the same rear on the 4WD's. On the 8 3/4 rears the center
section is....well in the center and I thought this may produce some
vibration.
Sam South
ET 13.61,MPH 105.88
95 Dak, 5.9L,3.90 LSD,5-speed
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----- Original Message -----
From: <Fast4x4Dakota@aol.com>
To: <aol@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 1:37 AM
Subject: DML: 8 3/4 Is in, I'm an official 8 3/4 Dak owner now!
> Well a week ago today I finished up swapping in an 8 3/4 into my Dakota.
The
> swap went well I think, it took me a little longer only having a few hours
> per night to work on the truck. I started on a friday and finished
Tuesday.
> This included setting up the ring and pinion, removing old spring perches,
> redrilling the holes in the perches I bought cus they were too small,
welding
> on new perches and shock mounts, shortening my drive shaft 3/4",
installing
> and assembeling, and plumbing all the brakes, and setting up axle end play
> since I'm using the stock adjustable bearings since they're supposed to
last
> longer and I put a lot of miles on the truck. All in all the only things
I
> didn't do was make the axles, and shorten the driveshaft. I redrilled the
> drums, set up the ring and pinion, pressed all the bearings and races etc,
> etc... One thing I'm VERY glad I did was to install a 1/2" drain plug in
the
> housing, I did this on the last 8 3/4" I set up too, it's a real time
saver.
> The upgrade to 10" brakes from 9" was great, I love the new stopping
power.
> So Far I have about 1300 miles on the rear axle that I've put on since
it's
> been in last week. I have a spare 3rd member with 2.76 gears for highway
> cruising, and a race set with a set of 4.56's for when I go back to the
track
> :o) Updates as they come along!
>
>
>
> Luke
> 1996 Black 4x4 Dakota 318, Auto
> 8 3/4" E-Body 3.55 gears Sure grip and 6 Lug Custom axles
> 16.75 @ 83 with the old rear end...
> TBD w/ 8 3/4
>
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