Rear Axle and New Gears
01-08-2009, 04:40 PM
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Rear Axle and New Gears I have a 96 z28 with about 90k miles on it. the car makes a high pitch squeeling noise when i turn sharply or quickly, and when i had my tires and rims changed the mechanic told me there was some give in the rear axle which im assuming was also causing the noise. I have a 2.73 right now and really wanna upgrade to a 3.42 or 3.73 to get that pulling factor up a bit. I was just wondering if anyone knew what else i would have to get to fix the squeeling problem, and if i need to replace the rear axle itself.
Thanks,
Keith
Thanks,
Keith
01-08-2009, 06:51 PM
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If you want to go up from a 2.73 to anything higher you're going to need a new differential carrier (different series).
And gears, plus an installation kit, they don't usually include axle bearings. But you could buy an axle and bearing kit.
Thats about $1000 all together.
So thats replacing basically everything inside your axle housing. And that doesn't include labor.
If you want to go with a 3.42, you could find a good one at a junkyard out of a manual trans car. Prices I've seen are $400 and lower. And look in the classified section here.
And gears, plus an installation kit, they don't usually include axle bearings. But you could buy an axle and bearing kit.
Thats about $1000 all together.
So thats replacing basically everything inside your axle housing. And that doesn't include labor.
If you want to go with a 3.42, you could find a good one at a junkyard out of a manual trans car. Prices I've seen are $400 and lower. And look in the classified section here.