I have found a rear end with a 4.10 posi and disk brakes from a post 81 Camaro. Suppose I cut the coil holders off and mount a carrier for the leaf springs. Will it fit? If so, reason not to do this?
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I have found a rear end with a 4.10 posi and disk brakes from a post 81 Camaro. Suppose I cut the coil holders off and mount a carrier for the leaf springs. Will it fit? If so, reason not to do this?
Post '81 meaning '82 through '92 for the third generation or '93-'02 for the fourth generation? What size ring gear, 7.5", 7.625", 8.5"? 10-bolt or Borg Warner 9-bolt? Do you have any more information and/or pictures of the rear end, ID tag, etc?
Tobin
KORE3
Not sure if 73s were too early for 8.5" 10 bolt and had an 8.2 but that is still better than the 7.5" etc late model ones.
The third and fourth gen f-body rear ends are substantially weaker than the stock 2nd gen rear end. If all you're after is disc brakes, you can bolt the late fourth gen brakes right on to the 2nd gen axle.
My 73 has the corporate 8.5" 10 bolt...
Here is a cut a paste from an article discussing where to find the corporate 10 bolt:
You can find a 10-bolt 8.5-inch differential in any of these cars or trucks:
1971-'76 Chevrolet full-size cars
1994-'96 Impala
1971-'81 Buick full-size cars
1973-'77 Buick Gran Sport
1972-'77 Pontiac GTO and Le Mans
1970-'81 Chevy Camaro and Z28
1970-'81 Pontiac Firebird
1971-'77 Olds Cutlass and F-85 and Pontiac Grand Prix
1971-'79 Chevy II, Nova, Buick Skylark and Olds Omega
1973-'77 Chevelle, Malibu and El Camino
1971-'77 Pontiac Ventura and Phoenix
1971-'81 Pontiac Bonneville
1973-'77 Monte Carlo
1973-'77 Buick Apollo, Regal and Century
1980-'94 Chevy ½-ton and ¾-ton pickups
1977-'94 GMC Jimmy and Chevy Blazer
2nd gen OE rears
1970 - 8.2" 10 bolt; 12 bolt
1971-1981 - 8.5" 10 bolts only
1982+ up f-body rears are junk.