I’ll second the S60. Then you can throw *even more!!* power at it.
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It's a 8.5 but 12 bolt, 8.8 ford and 10 bolt 8.5 are all the same thing. It should hold but sticks are mean.
I'll see what way I go. Get an eaton posi or 9"? Not sure yet.
Plan B is building a 14 bolt.
88-98 1500 had an option for a semi float 3.73 33 spline posi rear. Basically buy a core 6 lug rear for $200, hack off the tubes to the right length, buy some moser gm disk axle ends with ford 9" outer bearings for $100. $350 for some new 33 spline axles the right length and jig it up on my fixture.
A tbss rear would be perfect but they are 4.10 and I cross the stripe at 5800 as it is in 4th so I don't need the gear.
Then I just need to design and cut the uca sandwich plate and water jet it on campus. I think I can be in it for under $800 in parts plus a boat load of time. Still cheaper than a $2500 9" since that's what it will take to build what I need.
Then this rear can trickle down to the Cutlass or one of the other hoard of g bodies in the fleet
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