BABA YAGA

Can someone plz tell me does strange make a 10bolt in the s60 i have search the good old Internet and yeah cant find **** on it all i find is 12bolts why i ask is i have a s60 under my car and i counted 10 bolts on the rear cover help

BABA YAGA

Anyone

Carl at CRP

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I'm not certain what You are asking but if You want to know how many bolts are on the rear cover then yes it has 10-bolts.

Carl

one fast zo6

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The S60 is very large diff with 3 inch axle tubes and has ten bolts on the rear cover also.

BABA YAGA

I guess i sould have put it better so buy it haveing 10bolts on the cover it means its a 10bolt and not a 12bolt or is that not all ways the case

BABA YAGA

Ok let me ask it like this how do i tel if i have a 10 or a 12 bolt rearend

BABA YAGA

is the s60 good im all ways seeing ppl say 10bolts suck get a 12

Mike TA

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I think I see what is happening here. Baba, if you in fact have an S60 rear end, you have an S60, forget the amount of bolts on the cover. When you are reading on this forum and you hear someone say "10 bolt" they are generally referring to the stock 7.625" rear that came on the car from the factory. When they are referencing a "12 bolt" rear end they are talking about a heavier duty rear end that Chevy has been producing since the mid 60s. These are often used to replace the weaker 10 bolts. The Ford 9in is also popular as is the Strange S60.
You can't simply count the bolts on the diff cover to identify a rear end.

Mike TA

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The S60 is a great rear end. I bought one from Carl at CRP and couldn't be happier with it. If your car infact has a S60 you are in good shape. Don't confuse it with "10 bolt" that came on these cars from the factory just because it has 10 bolts on the diff cover. Without getting into it too much, the S60 is much beefier and stronger than the 10 bolt that came in these cars. If you want to learn more I would recommend googling "Strange S60" and reading up on it.

BABA YAGA

its definitely a s60 when i purchase the camaro is had a lot of paper work of what was done to it but really dont know a lot about rearends i need to study more on them not really had time can it hold up to 600 rwhp im doing a lq9 408 build and now im concerned it may not i may be wrong thanks

BABA YAGA

Lol thats funny because on the paper work thats where its saying it come from is carl at crp

Mike TA

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There are different options available for the S60 that could potentially change how much power it will hold but the short answer is yes, it should have no problem with that power level. There are a lot of cars with S60s running considerably more power than that.

Mike TA

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That's not surprising given Carl's reputation. If you have specific questions regarding how your S60 is set up I would recommend calling him. He can tell you everything you need to know

BABA YAGA

Thanks a lot man you have been a big help and its good to know it will hold up to that

1 FMF

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The strange s60 axle is a "Dana 60", based on the design and size of the Dana 60 but with a few differences to make it fit into a 4th gen fbody. Google Dana axles for a wealth of info, what really matters for strength and durability is the larger size of everything especially the 9.75" ring gear in the s60 vs the 7.625" in the junk oem 10 bolt. The axle referred to as 12 bolt which some guys have been able to fit into an fbody I believe has an 8.5" diameter ring gear.

01ssreda4

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10 and 12 bolts are gm rear ends that have 10 and 12 cover and 10 and 12 ring gear bolts. They are sorta generic terms as there are different sized 10 bolt rear ends, and there are different 12 bolt, gm car, gm truck, strange and Moser to name a few. GM 12 bolts weren't produced long so now strange and Moser actually cast new ones....but it's a copy of an old design, same with the strange s60. It's a new casting based off an older style rear end.