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Old Aug 25, 2008 | 11:13 PM
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Alamantia was right. i did just that, only took about an hour, went out by the skatepark, sat still and burned out, both tires spun and i'm lovin' it.
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Old Aug 26, 2008 | 10:14 AM
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Good to hear.

And for the record. 3.23 and 2.73 came in Autos (GU5 and GU3 respectively) and 3.42 were only in manuals (GU6).
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Old Aug 26, 2008 | 10:55 AM
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gotchya man. i will check what mine is, hopefully 3.23 lol fingers crossed.
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Old Aug 26, 2008 | 01:45 PM
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Someone may have changed it though...
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Old Aug 26, 2008 | 11:37 PM
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it is a posi, but today it started doin the one wheel peel thing again...makes me mad but w/e, ill just have to get a new one.ERR
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Old Aug 27, 2008 | 10:52 AM
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MAYBE it only spins one wheel because i have the ABS still on?? idk.. im gonna take out that fuse and see what happens
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Old Aug 27, 2008 | 02:55 PM
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im just wondering...my diff. it def. doesnt spin both wheels, but is there a way to maybe rebuild it and it will spin both wheels again? would it be hard to rebuild it?
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Old Aug 27, 2008 | 03:07 PM
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Just swap out the whole rear with a known-good rear. It's as easy as 1,2,3,4
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Old Aug 27, 2008 | 03:24 PM
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chh, says you...you most likely have all the tools for the job.
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Old Aug 27, 2008 | 03:39 PM
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Its not impossible, you could do it with a pretty basic set of hand tools + some odds and ends... I think the only thing thats going to hurt you is the fact you wont have air tools to make it easier
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Old Aug 27, 2008 | 03:45 PM
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WELL...I could get air tools from my friend, go to his house and do it, hes got lotsa tools...but like...how hard is it to do a whole rear-end switch? someone suggested i grab an old caprice rear-end, he said those were pretty good.
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Just find a used 10 bolt and keep it cheap, doesnt have to be anything special unless you think you will be pushing big HP soon

The swap itself is easy, since it can be dropped as one piece.... Just going to need some jackstands and a good jack to get it up there. Other than that its a few bigger sized bolts holding it all in (as stated before, air tools would be helpful depending on if the rear end is origional and real rusty).
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Old Aug 27, 2008 | 03:57 PM
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took off the cover already, kinda rusty but i can handle it...i have a torch so thats really no problem...

so i can drop the differential without taking the 2 axels out?
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Old Aug 27, 2008 | 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Formula350
And for the record. 3.23 and 2.73 came in Autos (GU5 and GU3 respectively) and 3.42 were only in manuals (GU6).
It's actually GU2 for the 2.73's..

The Mechanical Differentials are nice, I have a Detroit True-Trac in my Moser 9", just put in some 80-90 and go..
Both wheels burn all the time.
It's goin to take a hell of alot to break it too..
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Old Aug 27, 2008 | 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by the_merv
It's actually GU2 for the 2.73's..

The Mechanical Differentials are nice, I have a Detroit True-Trac in my Moser 9", just put in some 80-90 and go..
Both wheels burn all the time.
It's goin to take a hell of alot to break it too..
ill give you 100 bux to install me one of 'dem. lol...now i just need the money for the actual setup
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Originally Posted by KadinZ
ill give you 100 bux to install me one of 'dem. lol...now i just need the money for the actual setup
As far as having to do a large job on our cars (or any car), the rear end swap is pretty much the easiest thing. If I could dig up a post I made to someone on all that needs to be done, I'd re-post it but it's really really simple. And easier if it's not on a hoist since it's not a light piece. Jack stands and a jack work nicely.

If you do want to still go with a newer rear end, and not worry about the brakes and e-brake, you can unbolt the plates that the brake setups mount to. You just have to pull out the axles to remove them (which is silly). Then mount your plates + brakes on there. The other benefit of getting a newer model rear is less miles.

www.car-part.com is a junkyard search engine if you want to try and track one down.
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Originally Posted by KadinZ
ill give you 100 bux to install me one of 'dem. lol...now i just need the money for the actual setup
I got it for a little over $2200 new..and that's a few hundred cheaper than most.
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Old Aug 27, 2008 | 08:15 PM
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Swapping the rear is easy. Took me about 3 hours by myself with a stanley tool kit from walmart.
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Old Aug 27, 2008 | 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by KadinZ
so i can drop the differential without taking the 2 axels out?
Being a solid-axle rear end, it all comes out as a whole. That's the easiest method.
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^^ I think he may mean the Carrier..
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