So I was wondering if there would be an advantage to a rear end out of a 03 ex-cab z71 over mine other than the lower gears. I can get the whole thing for an awesome deal minus the brakes. Just wondering if it would be worth it.
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So I was wondering if there would be an advantage to a rear end out of a 03 ex-cab z71 over mine other than the lower gears. I can get the whole thing for an awesome deal minus the brakes. Just wondering if it would be worth it.
Unless it is a 14 bolt I don't think it is worth it.
10 bolt 3:73's "posi" i think
If its a factory posi then it = G80 otherwise known as grenade 80. Find a 14 bolt.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheMicK
It's the same thing with different ratio and potentially someone else's problems you don't know about.
If your current rear end is broken and you need to get back on the road, it's a viable option.
It is a good option if you are wanting to do gears and never done them before. Swapping a rear end out would take about as long as doing gears...so the down time would be the same. Unless you are putting down stupid amounts of power, the 10 bolt should be fine. Do you know the history of the rear end you want to buy? How many miles? What brakes are on the axle? Since it is an 03, it should have discs... If you want gears and never done them before, doing the entire axle swap is a good option for ya...
100 buck w/o brakes but the housing is cracked from some hard off-roading, everything on the inside is good he just swapped it out because it was leaking everywhere. my main question I guess would be do I have the g-80 in mine b/c i don't think i do. it's a reg cab 00 gmc. The rear-end has about 80,000 miles on it.
Look on the SPID label in the glove box. If you have G80, there will be "G80" printed on it.
If the housing is cracked and it leaks, why are you going to buy it???Quote:
Originally Posted by TheMicK
Yeah, like Nate said...look in the glove box on the label...the G80 should be kinda in the middle of all of the codes...
Stuff on the inside is good just not the housing. I figured get the gears, posi, and axle's then scrap the housing. And the guy went down to 50 b/c he is tired of weed eating around it. I am going to take the cover off of it Wednesday and make sure its all good b/4 I buy it.
Can't go wrong for $50. You could part it out then sell the housing to the scrap yard for more than $50.
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Originally Posted by GasGuzzler