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Old Apr 16, 2015 | 02:41 PM
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My step father has an 85 c10 with the stock rear end. He is talking about how he wants to get his rear end positive track and 3.42 gears after we finish my car. I was wondering what I need to get him so I can make this happen since he has put money into my car!
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looks like a GM 10 bolt 8.5",need to find out number of axle splines as 28 & 30 spline axles are both referenced.

http://www.richmondgear.com/pdf/Rich...n1.pdf#page=31

a posi carrier of proper spline count to match the existing axles and proper series number carrier for the 3.42s'.
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Originally Posted by FirstYrLS1Z
looks like a GM 10 bolt 8.5",need to find out number of axle splines as 28 & 30 spline axles are both referenced.

http://www.richmondgear.com/pdf/Rich...n1.pdf#page=31

a posi carrier of proper spline count to match the existing axles and proper series number carrier for the 3.42s'.
Thanks alot for the help! I found out his rear end is a 28 spline.
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Old Apr 16, 2015 | 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted by FirstYrLS1Z
looks like a GM 10 bolt 8.5",need to find out number of axle splines as 28 & 30 spline axles are both referenced.

http://www.richmondgear.com/pdf/Rich...n1.pdf#page=31

a posi carrier of proper spline count to match the existing axles and proper series number carrier for the 3.42s'.
Thanks alot for the help! I found out his rear end is a 28 spline.
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