I need some help quick
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Staging Lane
Joined: Sep 2007
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From: Lakeville, MN
I need some help quick The time has now come to rebuild my rear end, and its a bit sooner then planed. So I have a lot of questions and need some help.
Here is what the shop says I need; one new axle, two wheel bearings, and a new ring and pinion.
Here is what I want; taller gears (4.10 maybe) and a 10 bolt (everyone online seems to we I need them)
This is what I don't know. Who is a good vendor to get these parts from? What is an ideal taller gear for a mostly (and will stay mostly) stock LS1?
Should I replace both axles just to be safe and/or balanced?
And I don't really know what a 10-bolt is, does that just replace the differential cover or is it replacing the entire pumkin housing etc. And how important is it really for a car that will never have any real mods beyond the free mods a tune and some exhaust work?
Thanks for all of the help everyone and I will listen to any ideas. I just really don't want to just go with stock replacements from the dealer so any help will be truely appreciated.
Here is what the shop says I need; one new axle, two wheel bearings, and a new ring and pinion.
Here is what I want; taller gears (4.10 maybe) and a 10 bolt (everyone online seems to we I need them)
This is what I don't know. Who is a good vendor to get these parts from? What is an ideal taller gear for a mostly (and will stay mostly) stock LS1?
Should I replace both axles just to be safe and/or balanced?
And I don't really know what a 10-bolt is, does that just replace the differential cover or is it replacing the entire pumkin housing etc. And how important is it really for a car that will never have any real mods beyond the free mods a tune and some exhaust work?
Thanks for all of the help everyone and I will listen to any ideas. I just really don't want to just go with stock replacements from the dealer so any help will be truely appreciated.
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From: Turnin' Wrenches Infractions: 005
If you are an M6, I would get 4.10s. People have their preferences for gears, I personally have had good luck with Motive's. Some say GMs/SLP/AAM (all made by AAM) are the quietest. If I was paying to have a rear end gone through, I would replace all bearings/seals with a master install kit. Whether the bearings are bad or not. If I was needing a replacement axle I would likely source a used one off of here. I dont think they need to balanced to each other at all. 10 bolt just refers to the whole rear end. Its called a 10 bolt bc there is 10 bolts in the ring gear, its also listed as a 7.5 inch 10 bolt bc the ring gear is 7.5 inches in diameter. I personally have had good luck with ordering gears and install kits from Sumiit and WS6store.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/lsx-parts...kit-moser.html
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heck--I just replaced my axles as one was bent, I can ship you a good axle too if you'd like...PM me if interested
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heck--I just replaced my axles as one was bent, I can ship you a good axle too if you'd like...PM me if interested
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