a strong 7.5 rear-end?
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Yeah, check the stickies in the gears and axles section. This question has been beaten to death in there.
The short answer is, yes, you can spend money to beef up a 10-bolt, but it's VERY likely to break eventually. I tend to think it's better to take the money you would have spent on upgrading the 10-bolt and apply it to a 12-bolt or 9-inch.
That's probably why I bought a 12-bolt...
-Mike
The short answer is, yes, you can spend money to beef up a 10-bolt, but it's VERY likely to break eventually. I tend to think it's better to take the money you would have spent on upgrading the 10-bolt and apply it to a 12-bolt or 9-inch.
That's probably why I bought a 12-bolt...
-Mike
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There was a Pontiac Performance Magazine that did a write up about beefing up the 10 bolt; things like yukon axles and different differential etc. I put one of them aluminum covers on mine and thats as much money as im going to spend on it. A 12 bolt is more worth it to me, its like an insurance policy.
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The problem us who want to use a T2R however, don't have that option on a 12 bolt or a 9 inch. Hence why I've put off any decisions yet to modify my rear end. It's still stock with T2 and 3.42 gears.