KadinZ

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.

Formula350

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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).

KadinZ

gotchya man. i will check what mine is, hopefully 3.23 lol fingers crossed.

IronOutlaw

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Someone may have changed it though...

KadinZ

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

KadinZ

MAYBE it only spins one wheel because i have the ABS still on?? idk.. im gonna take out that fuse and see what happens

KadinZ

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?

1badzee

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Just swap out the whole rear with a known-good rear. It's as easy as 1,2,3,4

KadinZ

chh, says you...you most likely have all the tools for the job.

Fixxer99TA

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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

KadinZ

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.

Fixxer99TA

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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).

KadinZ

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?

the_merv

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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..

KadinZ

ill give you 100 bux to install me one of 'dem. lol...now i just need the money for the actual setup

Formula350

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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.

the_merv

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I got it for a little over $2200 new..and that's a few hundred cheaper than most.

IronOutlaw

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Swapping the rear is easy. Took me about 3 hours by myself with a stanley tool kit from walmart.

1badzee

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Being a solid-axle rear end, it all comes out as a whole. That's the easiest method.

the_merv

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^^ I think he may mean the Carrier..