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Old Aug 13, 2009 | 08:45 PM
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Default What is a rear end?
Noob question here...but what is a rear end? The whole rear axle?
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I will assume you are serious.

The entire rear axle assembly between the two rear tires. ALL F-body rear ends totally suck as a result of small diameter gears that are prone to breaking when the motor is hopped up. They even break on stock motors more than they should.

GM did this to reduce cost and stretch MPG's.
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Originally Posted by davwar
Noob question here...but what is a rear end? The whole rear axle?
The housing, the axles inside of it, the center cap with pinion yolk, and the gears inside of it = the rearend. Brakes and brake lines are attached to the rearend.

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Are you really serious?
When I first started learning, I didn't know the difference between a rearend and a differential.
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here are a couple.



Or what Obama's starring at.

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Originally Posted by wrd1972
ALL F-body rear ends totally suck
He means all F-body STOCK rearends. Aftermarket rearends that are made for these cars are usually really stout. The one I got from Midwest Chassis is a TANK, good for up to 800hp I think.
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hell yea. someone should have asked this long ago hahahaha
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Originally Posted by waterbug1999

Or what Obama's starring at.

You ever see that chick's face? Not good.
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I think we need to show him more rear ends
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hahahhahahaha. I think this can get more post than any other thread in the gears/axles pages.
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