yes, the 7.5 is a smaller rear end....see if he want to sell his diver shaft but you'll have to find out what transmission he's running to make sure the length of the drive shaft is right for your car
8.5 10 bolt 3.73 posi any good?
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alright well i had stock a 200r4 bolted to the stock buick 3.8 when i got the car and when i went to the 350 i went to a th400. so had to get a dif yoke on the drive shaft and the yoke its self can slide into the trans about 2-2 1/2'' into the trans yet. if it will slide in to the trans enf to where it will bolt to the rear end and still have a little room to slide in and out to the trans will that work?
yeah thanks for the info it will for sure help when i take a look at itLSCustoms said:good info!pontiacgp said:cutlass79 said:
what you want to see
what you don't want to see
you can wait till you see if the drive shaft will be the right length, it only takes a day for a shop to cut it an balance the drive shaft
LSCustoms...I have known one guy who went out to buy an 8.5 and got home with a 7.5 and I've heard of others online who have ended up with a 7.5
LSCustoms...I have known one guy who went out to buy an 8.5 and got home with a 7.5 and I've heard of others online who have ended up with a 7.5
ok so as long as the cover is round and its got the tabs like showin in the pic its a 8.5 right ?pontiacgp said:
if it has fangs it's a 7.5...take a look at your rear end before you go so you know what your looking for
ok i just went and looked at my rear end and its got the fangs like ur sayin.and thanks for the help i really appreciate it.anything i should do to the 8.5 rear end after i get it befor puting it in besides cleaing and painting it?also im got a set of fornt and rear trans am gta sway bars im planing on putting in while im under he car just worndering if thay will wirj fine wih the 8.5 rear end i belive thay are the 34mm sway bars but not surepontiacgp said:
make sure the axles seals are not leaking, check the pinion seal, take the cover off to make sure there is no surprises, clean it out real good and fill it with, my preference is synthetic, with the delco additive for the posi..when you put the gasket on glue it with gasket maker onto the cover and put a little grease in the other side of the gasket. That way if you ever have to remove the cover the gasket will stick to the cover and be reusable.
thanks for the tip with the gasket.now im worndering if im goin to have to deal with axle hoop or anything like that ?if so any ez tips on how to deal with that. im not looking on putting a lot of money into it meaning not really looking for any race parts and what not its my daly summer driver week end toy. but i would like to tightin her up a bit thats y im planing on the oem ta gta sway bar.s its a v6 car with a 350 will that make much of a dif being that its got v6 springs and shocks with a v8 sittin on thempontiacgp said:
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