rear end questions

[racinea64]

ok so i'm new to theis forum but i've had an 87 elco for 5 years now

shes got a bilt 700r4 trans sitting behind a 500 horse 383 small block.

resiently i found an 8.5 in rear end from a 96 chevy 1500 posi.

i no it needs to be shortened. i'm not consirned about that too much.

what i am consirned about is the fact that it is a cast iron differencial housing with no upper control arm mounts.

is there anything no matter how ratical that i can do to get around this it is a verry good deal and i dont want it to skate by me.

thanks for any help you can give me.

 

[RITTER]

There is a member on here that fabricated a "U" shaped bar from one axle tube to the other (up and over the center section) and welded the upper control arm mounts to it :idea:

...or you could go with an aftermarket style 4-link setup, that uses brackets around the axles tubes :idea:

 

[racinea64]

i did see that post

i was wondering how well that worked out. anyone here ever done that how did it work out.

how strong do u think that is

 

[565bbchevy]

There is a member on here that fabricated a "U" shaped bar from one axle tube to the other (up and over the center section) and welded the upper control arm mounts to it :idea:

If it's the one I'm thinking of that also came with the sacrifice of not being able to run a full exhaust as there was no room for any kind of tailpipe over the axle because the mounting set up took up all the available room.

I would go with a rearend that physically bolts in like a 8.5 or aftermarket 9" etc. or with a 12 bolt and the correct upper control arms, a 4 link or ladder bar set up would work but your average gbody owner most likely lacks the proper tools and required knowledge to set one up correctly.