B Body 8 3/4 rear question

The Garage Tech Support
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This is an interesting technical question that was posted elsewhere on the Forum, so I’m posting it again here.

Hi Ralph. When you swapped in the > (B Body) > 8 3/4 rear, did you need to change wheels/tires for clearance or was there no issue?

Pete

New member, Sport Fury hardtop
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The axle change should be okay, the self energizing rear brakes will be needed with the small front disc brake system. The B body rear axle, years 62-70 is only about two inches narrower track. The stock tires and wheels will work fine. Engineering the E-brake cable system will be fun. Rick

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Thanks Rick. My car came with odd size rims (5,5,5.5,6). Wanted to purchase 14x6’s all the way around, and clean up the one existing 14x6 as a spare. Swapping to the 8 3/4 and just wanted to make sure.