B-Body 8.5" in F-body?
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Anyone put a B-body (impala, caprice, etc) 8.5" rear in an F-body? What is required for it to work? What about welding our axle tubes on the pumpkin?
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NO this is not a fail thread you can use that rear end or any other rear that is stronger than the current factory installed crap!
click link http://www.g-forcesuspension.com/pag...og/i.php/81/55
and look at this thread
https://ls1tech.com/forums/gears-axl...8-8-build.html
you are headed in the correct direction
click link http://www.g-forcesuspension.com/pag...og/i.php/81/55
and look at this thread
https://ls1tech.com/forums/gears-axl...8-8-build.html
you are headed in the correct direction
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NO this is not a fail thread you can use that rear end or any other rear that is stronger than the current factory installed crap!
click link http://www.g-forcesuspension.com/pag...og/i.php/81/55
and look at this thread
https://ls1tech.com/forums/gears-axl...8-8-build.html
you are headed in the correct direction
click link http://www.g-forcesuspension.com/pag...og/i.php/81/55
and look at this thread
https://ls1tech.com/forums/gears-axl...8-8-build.html
you are headed in the correct direction
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personally i feel that set up is much better for us simply due to the fact you can use a 9",12bolt,10bolt etc as long as you get the length correct or can make the difference with wheel offset.
*side note*
8.8 rear from an explorer comes with a locker,3.55-4.10 gears ample supply in the bone yard...no matter how you slice it you will not have to pay the crazy money for aftermarket rearends.
*side note*
8.8 rear from an explorer comes with a locker,3.55-4.10 gears ample supply in the bone yard...no matter how you slice it you will not have to pay the crazy money for aftermarket rearends.
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personally i feel that set up is much better for us simply due to the fact you can use a 9",12bolt,10bolt etc as long as you get the length correct or can make the difference with wheel offset.
*side note*
8.8 rear from an explorer comes with a locker,3.55-4.10 gears ample supply in the bone yard...no matter how you slice it you will not have to pay the crazy money for aftermarket rearends.
*side note*
8.8 rear from an explorer comes with a locker,3.55-4.10 gears ample supply in the bone yard...no matter how you slice it you will not have to pay the crazy money for aftermarket rearends.
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Ladder bars will prevent you from being allowed to run in street classes that require a stock-style tq arm suspension
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If its just a street car though and you don't care about classes then its cool
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If its just a street car though and you don't care about classes then its cool
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if you look at the pics from the OP you will see what g-force resembles very close...
class racing i would suspect would be an issue and it was a thought of mine but i personally do not care, its my car and there are many other ways for me to go and enjoy myself..
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Well, I just found a diamond in the rough. A foxbody is being parted out on Craigslist (due the the kid got hit in the front pretty bad) so I am more than likely picking up the rear end this week for $100
It has 3.73's already in it.
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Thanks! ![Grin](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_grin.gif)
..but with my luck I'll call g-force tomorrow or sometime after I buy the rear end and I find out they went out of business or don't make the product anymore
haha ::knocks on wood:: We'll see. Worst case I fab some up like the other guy did, but I really don't want to get that involved. No time due to school
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..but with my luck I'll call g-force tomorrow or sometime after I buy the rear end and I find out they went out of business or don't make the product anymore
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