8.5 swap ??

[Tomeal]

Any tips for putting the upper control arm bushing in the rearend housing. I have some big hammers a freezer and a torch if you see where I'm leaning

I used a bearing press and some sockets.

 

[ssn696]

The ball joint press works well. Make sure to put them in the same way as the old ones. I used spherical bushings from Speedway to minimize binding. The ones from UMI are far better and rebuildable.

 

[bertscova]

Are the nuts and bolts on this metric or sae. Sorry for all the questions I'm out on the road and wont be home until next week.

 

[TURNA]

Are the nuts and bolts on this metric or sae. Sorry for all the questions I'm out on the road and wont be home until next week.

Yep................😆

They should be metric

 

[bertscova]

They should be metric

Damn that means I have to buy a 1 1/4 impact socket separate. For the pinion nut

 

[TURNA]

the pinion nut may be SAE.

GBodys are half and half

 

[bertscova]

Swap done dont know how to post a pic so this link should show you the pic

 

[TURNA]

 

[L92 OLDS]

Nice 8.5! Just like GM intended. No extra weight and plenty strong.

NOTE: Get direction from the posi carrier manufacturer and use their recommendation for gear lube. If you have an aftermarket posi carrier do not automatically assume it needs the lubricant additive. Auburn posi carriers as an example will not operate correctly if you add it. Even using synthetic gear oil will reduce the clutch effectiveness.....

 

[olds307 and 403]

That does look nice. With a factory style clutch style posi, go 85W140 non synthetic gear oil with the additive built in.