3.42 swap to 4.10?
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3.42 swap to 4.10?
i was wandering, my 99 z71 ext cab has stock 4.10's and my '00 m6 ws6 has stock 3.42's, can i swap these two from one another, or would that be a bad idea? wouldn't i get a little better gas mileage out of my z71?
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chevrolet/gmc's dont have front axle, they did away with that set up years ago. only company that still does that is dodge. independent suspension in the front, axle in the rear. the 4wheel drive is engaged by the transfer case, not like the old style where there would have been a 10 bolt in front and 10 bolt in the rear.
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well this was just a question me and a buddy of mine were talking about at work and we were just wandering if you could. but i didnt think about one being 7.5 and the other 8.5. we were thinking **** they're both ten bolts, why not.
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chevrolet/gmc's dont have front axle, they did away with that set up years ago. only company that still does that is dodge. independent suspension in the front, axle in the rear. the 4wheel drive is engaged by the transfer case, not like the old style where there would have been a 10 bolt in front and 10 bolt in the rear.
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yeah i understand that, but it's not like the rear end gears. theres not like a 4.10 gear set in the front. the newer fords and gm 4wheel drives are on a different set up than the old style like you were reffering to where there were 2 axles.
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if you have 4.10 gears in the back of your truck you have 4.10 gears in the front of your truck. When the transfer case is in 4WD mode both ethe front and rear yoke spin the same RPM's. The gear ratio in the front and reat differentials must be the same to have both the front and rear axles spin the same RPM.
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chevrolet/gmc's dont have front axle, they did away with that set up years ago. only company that still does that is dodge. independent suspension in the front, axle in the rear. the 4wheel drive is engaged by the transfer case, not like the old style where there would have been a 10 bolt in front and 10 bolt in the rear.
And no Z71 will not work in a Camaro. Two totally different rearends.
Jeff