What is required to swap in a LS1 rearend?
08-22-2007, 12:45 PM
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What is required to swap in a LS1 rearend? My buddy has a 02 SS and it is a fully built 10 bolt with 4.10s, this as you know would be way cheaper than buying a ring and pinion since he is asking 100$ What has to be done, anything or a few little mods?
08-22-2007, 01:57 PM
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use the backing plates off your old rear end then obviously your brakes wil bolt right up. fourth gen rears are all the same, with the exception that 99 up got a zexel torsen diff. and of course the different gearing options. A 3rd gen 10 bolt on the other hand will bolt up but is wider I think.
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08-22-2007, 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by lt1formula2000
use the backing plates off your old rear end then obviously your brakes wil bolt right up. fourth gen rears are all the same, with the exception that 99 up got a zexel torsen diff. and of course the different gearing options. A 3rd gen 10 bolt on the other hand will bolt up but is wider I think.
08-22-2007, 10:31 PM
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I swapped a 2002 rear onto my 95 Formula. I did not have any issue with the ebrake cable. I did not receive any brake parts or the backing plate on the new rear, so I had to reuse my 95 backing plates and thus stick with the original calipers. Probably due to pulling the axles in order to swap the backing plates, I needed to put on new bearings, but that was cheap.
You need to be sure that the new rear is TCS (or not), depending on your car.
One minor issue that I ran into was that the new rear was slightly different length with the LT1 backing plates installed, so I ended up having to space the rotors slightly to prevent them rubbing on the calipers.
Everything else bolted right in place. Get your PCM programmed to correct the speedo with the new gears.
You need to be sure that the new rear is TCS (or not), depending on your car.
One minor issue that I ran into was that the new rear was slightly different length with the LT1 backing plates installed, so I ended up having to space the rotors slightly to prevent them rubbing on the calipers.
Everything else bolted right in place. Get your PCM programmed to correct the speedo with the new gears.
08-22-2007, 11:32 PM
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i put a 10 bolt from a 98 into my car(96). i had no problems except for where the brake lines run along the axle tube, the lines didnt fit into that tab. other than that it was a breeze.
