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07-12-2015, 09:12 PM
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'55 2nd Series, rear end swap
Howdy! I am working on my 55 and would like to swap out the stock rear end with a 10 bolt rear end that has disc brakes. What years and models would be good candidates for something like this? Orrrr is it even possible? I don't mind drums either but prefer disc brakes. And a posi would top it all off.
 Any insight would be helpful!
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07-13-2015, 08:43 PM
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Re: '55 2nd Series, rear end swap
not sure what the 10 bolt was in...
any 3rd gen camero fit in there pretty well and is .5'' narrower than oem 55-59 3100 truk has an 86 trans am w/ discs and a 3.27 posi gear, it is a bastard eaton 9 bolt
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07-13-2015, 08:49 PM
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07-13-2015, 10:51 PM
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Re: '55 2nd Series, rear end swap
I'm gonna use the 10 bolt that was in the '78 camaro I got the front clip out of. Not sure on the gearing...Haven't gotten that far yet.
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07-14-2015, 10:31 AM
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Re: '55 2nd Series, rear end swap
How did the front clip fit in there? Easy swap? What about disc brakes, does it have them?
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07-14-2015, 10:33 PM
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Re: '55 2nd Series, rear end swap
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Disc brakes on the front, but not the rear. I think I read somewhere that the fire chicken had disc brakes on the rear around those years. Not 100% sure. |
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07-14-2015, 01:18 PM
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Re: '55 2nd Series, rear end swap
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07-14-2015, 01:23 PM
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Re: '55 2nd Series, rear end swap
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 Where did you ever find that? And touche...I should have just done it on my own. I don't want to be THAT guy.
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07-15-2015, 09:07 PM
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Re: '55 2nd Series, rear end swap
You can bolt newer f body rear brakes on those rears also
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