alright, now i`ve been searching the hell outta this board for the past couple days trying to scrounge info on this and although its a topic that is brought up often, i was unable to find the exact information i need. perhaps you guys could help me out in this post or at least direct me to some posts/sites with answers.

i have a 1977 Dodge w-200 3/4 ton 4x4 pickup that i`ve been trying to sell untill it dawned on me that i`ve been looking for a bigger rear for my gta with 2 sittin in my driveway under the truck. the front is a dana 44 and the rear is a dana 60. im thinking...hoping rather... that i can rebuild one of them instead of spending all the $ on a brand new moser 12-bolt.

which one should i use? will they even fit without major modification? what else will i need to complete this swap? of course the towing gears will have to come out..what should i put in to handle the future zz430 swap? perhaps some of you may have some suggestion/questions/concerns? thanks.

 

oops, shoulda been in trans/drivetrain, my fault.

 

How were you planning on mounting the torque arm? Spring & shock brackets will have to be fabbed, as well as shortening the axle tubes. It can be done, but it won't be easy, definitely not a bolt in deal. A 9" housing & axle kit with a used center section would be more cost effective, considering teh headaches invovled.

 

thanx. thats pretty much what i needed to know... if it would even be worth all the hassle. i think i`ll see about gettin my hands on a used or re-fabed 12 bolt, i dont want n e thing FORD in my car. :nono:

 

Haha, watch out you'll get the gear heads in here for saying something like that. I'd also go with the 12 bolt, I think with the truck differential you will have a lot of trouble finding good gears, I could be wrong. I've seen some brand new Strange 12 bolts on ebay fairly cheap compared to strange's website, infact I saw one yesterday for 1500 and had 1 day left and 0 bids.

 

The rear is probably a Chrysler 9¼".... if the pan is an octagon, symmetrical shaped gasket, then that's what it is. It's a C-clip rear. Not a particularly robust piece really.

The 74 Dodge Ram 4x4 I used to have with one of those, had 3.55 gears... not too bad for a car, but kind of weak for a truck with 32" tires or whatever.

But, it won't come anywhere near bolting in. Looks like a huge amount of maze and not much cheese at the end.