GM 8.5" 10 bolt width?!?!
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GM 8.5" 10 bolt width?!?! Alright so i need to know how wide the 10 bolt 8.5" under an 85 1/2 ton c10 is. I'm also wondering if i can swap it for an 02 camaro rear end if it's more narrow for wider tires. I know the bolt patter is different but I don't really care 
I don't know if that would even work, the suspension design is totally different. You'd have a lot of custom fabbing to do to make it even bolt in, in which case the width would be the least of your worries I would think.
I'm no pro but I considered an 8.5/8.6 10 bolt as possible upgrade option, but given how much work it would take to get it to even bolt into the car makes me think it isn't even worth bothering with over the other readily available and proven options.
I'm no pro but I considered an 8.5/8.6 10 bolt as possible upgrade option, but given how much work it would take to get it to even bolt into the car makes me think it isn't even worth bothering with over the other readily available and proven options.
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I don't know if that would even work, the suspension design is totally different. You'd have a lot of custom fabbing to do to make it even bolt in, in which case the width would be the least of your worries I would think.
I'm no pro but I considered an 8.5/8.6 10 bolt as possible upgrade option, but given how much work it would take to get it to even bolt into the car makes me think it isn't even worth bothering with over the other readily available and proven options.
I'm no pro but I considered an 8.5/8.6 10 bolt as possible upgrade option, but given how much work it would take to get it to even bolt into the car makes me think it isn't even worth bothering with over the other readily available and proven options.
So I'm redoing the suspension entirely Oh, well, if you're totally redesigning the whole thing then
I just don't know how much power the 8.5" 10 bolt can hold in comparison to others. I know it has some strength to it compared to the wimpy 7.5" that these cars came with, but then almost anything has more strength so that isn't necessarily saying much
I just don't know how much power the 8.5" 10 bolt can hold in comparison to others. I know it has some strength to it compared to the wimpy 7.5" that these cars came with, but then almost anything has more strength so that isn't necessarily saying much
Oh, well, if you're totally redesigning the whole thing then
I just don't know how much power the 8.5" 10 bolt can hold in comparison to others. I know it has some strength to it compared to the wimpy 7.5" that these cars came with, but then almost anything has more strength so that isn't necessarily saying much
I just don't know how much power the 8.5" 10 bolt can hold in comparison to others. I know it has some strength to it compared to the wimpy 7.5" that these cars came with, but then almost anything has more strength so that isn't necessarily saying much
My car doesn't have crazy horsepower (@380), but it will very high speeds and hard braking for extended periods. I don't feel compelled to go with a mega buck conversion.
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if you want the 8.5. just get one, have it narrowed and put c-clip elims/ford bearing caps on it and new axles with the right pattern installed.
Thats how to make the 8.5 a beefcake.
but for 700 you can order a 9inch with custom axles at a custom length from Quick performance.
Then just choose your 3rd member.
After i broke my 12bolt for the 5th time i upgraded
Thats how to make the 8.5 a beefcake.
but for 700 you can order a 9inch with custom axles at a custom length from Quick performance.
Then just choose your 3rd member.
After i broke my 12bolt for the 5th time i upgraded
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if you want the 8.5. just get one, have it narrowed and put c-clip elims/ford bearing caps on it and new axles with the right pattern installed.
Thats how to make the 8.5 a beefcake.
but for 700 you can order a 9inch with custom axles at a custom length from Quick performance.
Then just choose your 3rd member.
After i broke my 12bolt for the 5th time i upgraded
Thats how to make the 8.5 a beefcake.
but for 700 you can order a 9inch with custom axles at a custom length from Quick performance.
Then just choose your 3rd member.
After i broke my 12bolt for the 5th time i upgraded
The 8.5 inch 10-bolt was never factory-supplied on third or forth gen F-bodies, just the earlier cars, which had leaf spring suspensions and also didn't use a torque arm. Sorry. I've seen some traffic on other sites where putting a torque arm on a 90's B-Body/Impala SS 10-bolt (which is an 8.5") was being done, but I don't know how big of a pain it would be to stick one of them in an F-Body.
