Joe,
There is a write-up about adding the Rear Wheel ABS a few years back, in Mopar Action. For a car you plan on driving often – I recommend installing it (which I plan on doing). If car is only going to be driven every so often – then I don’t see the need. I plan on driving my cars every day, in snow, ice, tornado’s etc. – so it makes sense to install it.
I need to find that article again, for my own needs.
Going by memory, you need a '90's Pickup, B-van or Dakota (or some Jeeps) that has Rear Wheel ABS. You need the grab the Master cylinder with the solenoid block (you don’t need the master cylinder, per se – just less work when taking parts off of the vehicle), the computer (under dash) and pigtails for both – as well as pigtail for differential.
Two holes will need to be drilled into the differential case. One is the hole for the speed sensor and the other is the hole for the hold-down bolt. Take some measurements from a differential – might be helpful.
The ABS ring presses right on/off onto any 8¼” (as well as any 8¾”) carrier.
Chrysler 8¼” differentials use the same internals from ’73(?) To present. The 8¼” first came out in ’69 B–bodies, but on the top of my head is telling me not all parts for those first few years interchange with the ‘73(?) and up versions.
An important note: the axle splines changed in ’96 or 97 (not sure of the changeover year). Non limited slip carriers will interchange – IF you chang the spider gears (that contact the axle C-clip). Limited slip differentials are a bit harder to interchange – because that spider gear is not always interchangeable. The rest of the newer differential parts are the same.
Some of the newer 8¼” use compressed air activated as well as electrical activated limited slip – but I don’t recommend changing one over to either design.
I like the idea on moving the engine forward some. That might allow the A500 (or A518) to use the same transmission mount location, possibly.
It might also allow usage of a truck oil pan – possibly.
BudW
There is a write-up about adding the Rear Wheel ABS a few years back, in Mopar Action. For a car you plan on driving often – I recommend installing it (which I plan on doing). If car is only going to be driven every so often – then I don’t see the need. I plan on driving my cars every day, in snow, ice, tornado’s etc. – so it makes sense to install it.
I need to find that article again, for my own needs.
Going by memory, you need a '90's Pickup, B-van or Dakota (or some Jeeps) that has Rear Wheel ABS. You need the grab the Master cylinder with the solenoid block (you don’t need the master cylinder, per se – just less work when taking parts off of the vehicle), the computer (under dash) and pigtails for both – as well as pigtail for differential.
Two holes will need to be drilled into the differential case. One is the hole for the speed sensor and the other is the hole for the hold-down bolt. Take some measurements from a differential – might be helpful.
The ABS ring presses right on/off onto any 8¼” (as well as any 8¾”) carrier.
Chrysler 8¼” differentials use the same internals from ’73(?) To present. The 8¼” first came out in ’69 B–bodies, but on the top of my head is telling me not all parts for those first few years interchange with the ‘73(?) and up versions.
An important note: the axle splines changed in ’96 or 97 (not sure of the changeover year). Non limited slip carriers will interchange – IF you chang the spider gears (that contact the axle C-clip). Limited slip differentials are a bit harder to interchange – because that spider gear is not always interchangeable. The rest of the newer differential parts are the same.
Some of the newer 8¼” use compressed air activated as well as electrical activated limited slip – but I don’t recommend changing one over to either design.
I like the idea on moving the engine forward some. That might allow the A500 (or A518) to use the same transmission mount location, possibly.
It might also allow usage of a truck oil pan – possibly.
BudW