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Originally Posted by Doug76
Tried to do a search on this but didnt find anything..Has anyone tried or experimented with different rears such as a 10 bolt out of a camaro or an 8.8 out of a mustang? and yes I know a 12 bolt is a stronger rear i dont want to debate this.
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I have had good luck with the 4 that I have pounded on. One is in a 78 Camaro with a stout 350 engine, 350 trans with 4500 stall ACC converter, 456 gears in a locked 8.5 rearend. Another is in a 81 Camaro with a mild built 400 s.b. engine, 350 trans with a 3500 stall converter, 456 gears locked 8.5 rearend. Both transmissions had B&M shift kits installed when built. I ran 10 inch slicks on both with no problems. The other 2 were street cars that saw drag strip action from time to time. A year or so back one of the hot rod books that I get ran story on building them up for hi horsepower cars and said they would live. Yes I would have rather had a 12 bolt but hard to find and I didn't want to have to mortage my house for race car parts. If you got em, use em. Ron. (Mr Round Tuit)