e body axle work in a b body car?

[Snoman]

Hi guys i think i have a bent axle in my RR, anyway i have access to a 73 e body challenger axle but i was wondering are they the same length as a 74 roadruner b body axle? what other way can you tell if you have a bent axle.....Thanks

 

[moparmarks]

Nope. To short. Looks like some 70/1 C's are the same.

8 3/4" axle shaft lengths measured from the tip of the splined end
to the outside of the flange:
A BODY
'66-'72= 27 11/16"
B BODY
'65-'67= 28 7/8"
'68-'70= 29 3/16"
'71-'74= 30 5/8"
'71-'73 wagon= 31 21/64"
C BODY
'65-'69= 30"
'70-'71= 30 5/8" (Chrysler & Fury)
'70-'73= 31 21/64" (and '69 wagon)

IMPERIAL (Large Bolt Pattern)
'65-'66= 30 1/8"
'67-'69= 30 5/16"
'70-'71= 29"
'72-'73= 31 7/16"
E BODY
'70-'74= 29 31/32"
A100
'65-'70= 30"
D100
'65-'71= 31 1/8"
'72-'74= 31 21/64 ...........................................
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[YY1]

So it's 5/8" difference.

I'd go for it.

IIRC, perches are different.

 

[moparmarks]

I did an edit cus I was reading things backwards.
Believe he wants to put an E-body axle in his B-body housing. Thats over a 1/2" of splines thats won't be mating.

 

[Cranky]

And if the car has a cone type SureGrip in it, the inner spline will most likely not mesh with the end of the axle and it will fry it.

 

[YY1]

Sorry, misread, thought he was swapping the whole housing.