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Thread: I might need a new rear end
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09-17-2010, 02:54 PM #61
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09-17-2010, 03:18 PM #62
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09-17-2010, 03:31 PM #63
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09-17-2010, 05:22 PM #64
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09-17-2010, 06:03 PM #65
I agree- build from the outside in- suspension, rear, trans, and then motor. Go with SFC's, LCA's, then the rear, build up the trans and then the motor.
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09-18-2010, 09:34 AM #66
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09-18-2010, 12:33 PM #67
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well...im gonna work on suspension first
Moser 12
4.11 gears|33-spline|1350 Yoke|Factory studs and rear brakes|stock width|chrome cover|no sway bar mount kit|4-channel ABS exciter rings|3Hole LCA brackets
UMI SFC 2pt weld in
and other stuff?...
and i wanna put an exhaust on there and a new clutch kit on there
hows that sound?
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09-18-2010, 12:42 PM #68
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Light Pewter Metallic- 2001 Camaro SS
i think you should buy some C6 Deep Dish wheels in chrome
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09-18-2010, 01:30 PM #69
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09-18-2010, 06:40 PM #70
You don't need an alignment after a rear end installation. At least I didn't. I did however need one after my Koni/Strano install. Unless you are talking about aligning the rear end on center...
OP - If your ultimate goal is a Procharger, you may want to reconsider the 4.11 gears and go with 3.73. 4.11 gears may be too low of a gear with FI. I would ask what others think of this as well.
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09-18-2010, 08:42 PM #71
With the adjustable LCAs you'll have to have them alligned front to back to ensure everything is even. You can guestimate it close enough but I'd go ahaed and have a 4 wheel alignment to be on the safe side.
And you are absolutely right about the gear- I was told to go with either a 3.73 or 3.55 if I had a supercharger. Since I have it in the plans I went with the lesser expensive 31 spline axles and clutch posi and I'll move up to 35 spline axles and a WaveTrac and a 3.73 when I get the ProCharger and I'll hand my center over to my dad to use in the '69 Camaro we're building with a 502 Big Block.
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09-18-2010, 08:46 PM #72
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09-19-2010, 02:17 PM #73
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09-19-2010, 02:29 PM #74
3.73 isn't that big a change. A little higher RPMs (roughly 7%). It's a nice wake up but I drove it all the way across TN (6.5hr drive) and got 22mpg at a steady 80mph.
As for LCAs, I was looking at the UMI's because of quality and cost- they just seemed like people spoke very highly of them. Since I'm getting the MWC rear, they give a discount on the adjustable LCA's and panhard when you buy the rear. They sell them separately but I can't say what they're like since mine haven't arrived yet.2000 Pontiac Firehawk #0041 of 742
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09-20-2010, 03:41 AM #75
Adjustable LCAs are mainly for when you swap out normal street tires to run slicks at the track. You get adjustable LCAs to re-center the wheel in the wheel well after swapping out the tire to gain clearance...
IF, and ONLY IF, you are going to get a Procharger, go with a 373 gear ratio.
If you are not going with FI, I would say go with 4.11 gear ratio.
If you don't plan on getting FI for a long time, you can always go with 4.11 gear now and swap it out to 3.73 when you do the Procharger.
Nothing says you can't have a 4.11 gear with FI. Just usually lower gears are made for cams and higher gears for FI. With a 3.73 gear ratio, you will be in the powerband of FI longer. That's the benefit.
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09-20-2010, 07:59 AM #76
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well i doubt i would be running DRs...and the drag strip isnt a MAIN concern...but HP is HP so...
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09-20-2010, 09:18 AM #77
I have to agree completely- after the 3.73 I wished I'd gone ahead and put the 4.11. Like I said, not all that much of a difference- just threw off my speedometer.
My buddy had a '97 Cobra with a ProCharger in it and 4.10 and a T56. It ran through first and second so fast that it was pointless to start in anything but second.
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09-20-2010, 09:51 AM #78
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09-21-2010, 06:29 AM #79
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yeah my bad on the DR confusion
and thats why i hesitate on the procharger first...
i figure get the rear end taken care of now...along with a panhard bar and lcas and shocks and springs
then put a lid, full exhaust and a monster clutch in there
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09-21-2010, 02:10 PM #80
Sounds like a plan.
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