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It's a Damn good thing you bought that roll back! What rear axle is under the car? 12 bolt?

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Originally Posted by carpoor (Post 41777)

It's a Damn good thing you bought that roll back! What rear axle is under the car? 12 bolt?

Also glad I was only about 5 miles from home!

Has a 12 bolt (Eaton Posi, Moser Axles & Richmond 3.42 gear, 1350 billet yoke)

Summit's site is limited in doing a 3 series gear swap but I ended up ordering another Richmond gear, only this time it will be a 3.73 (now I can calibrate my speedo from a laptop!)

May I also suggest a girdle/support cover and axle tube braces. It's a heavy car with tons of torque.

I have an Eaton 4 series posi in my Chevelle with Strange 3.73 gears. I believe Strange offers 3.08, 3.42, 3.73, 4.10, etc for a 4 series carrier.

Eric ,sorry to read of your troubles with the rear end but the car looks killer on that truck .

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Originally Posted by carpoor (Post 41789)

Like one of these?
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Been on there the whole time to help keep those main caps in place.

The car has a 3 series carrier - could have gone to a 4.10 gear (and may have been the better choice given the probability of putting in a T56 in the next year) but the 3.73 should be a decent gear for the track & highway with the current combo.

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Originally Posted by flash (Post 41791)

Eric ,sorry to read of your troubles with the rear end but the car looks killer on that truck .

Yeah, it wasn't the end of the world and agreed, the car combo is not bad to drive around and still looks good! I debated getting the ramp truck painted the same color but not sure it would really look that good. Also though about reversing it and doing Forest Green strips on a cowl hood. May just leave it alone.... I do know A/C is getting installed before this summer!!

Forest green stripes on a cowl hood would look good ,I have a connection at AMD if you need it ,he can save you some money.

I took the top down and took it cruisin today .

Those covers help, but I feel you are getting flex in the housing and axle tubes.

started putting my drive shaft together, went to put the slip yoke in and boom wrong size had to return it and order a new one, hope to have it in by weds so i can put it together and put it in so i can work on my exhaust :)

Put a couple of extra traps over the car so when I cut some plywood in the garage the dust will stay off it, Hate having it covered up for winter.

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