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I put 3.70 gears in my 9 bolt and I gained almost nothing in the 1/4. It was hotter outside that trip to the track though.
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89 Formula 350
Rebuilt suspension, Aluminum Driveshaft, 3.70 gears
T56 siting in my garage till next months swap.
Best 1/4 mile - 15.08 bone stock.
I got mine from randy's ring and pinion. try finding the posi unit thought. that took some work... I had 2.77 at the begining..
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89 Formula 350
Rebuilt suspension, Aluminum Driveshaft, 3.70 gears
T56 siting in my garage till next months swap.
Best 1/4 mile - 15.08 bone stock.
If you have 2:77's in your ride you are going to have to change carriers too for a change-over to 3:70's. That means $$$$$$ Try to buy a whole rear end setup with 3:xx series gears in it. It's alot cheaper. I did it !
I swapped in a 9-bolt 3.27 for my origional 3.23 open 10-bolt. It was rather straight forward. I think you can get a ring spacer, but that also might be for 10-bolts only. If you could find a locker or spool for a 9-bolt (I have never seen one), then that would be an alternative to finding a new (or slightly used) posi... good luck finding any of those though.
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1984 z28 w/ a 357 cu in. monster engine which is looking like the posterchild for Edelbrock... all the suspension stuff... 9-bolt posi disk is in... K&N filter... 93 octane...
I got the GO... I need the SHOW... Interior is next!
I found the 3.70's on DTS too, but thats all they had. I have 3.45's now, but my posi could be going out. I know I can shim it, but who sells the posi unit? Borg Warner in Australia?
So umm, me and dan are kinda screwed when it comes to swapping out our 2.77's for something nicer...(i mean screwed as in, just pop some new 3.45's in <-- that's what i want, and go...)
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89 IROC-Z 350 TPI
-Flowmaster Catback
-Performance Resource Chip
-Rebuilt 700R4 Tranny
With the goodies to go
-K&N Airfilters
-Ported Plenum
-2.77 Gears (not much to brag about but eh, its there)
With the cheap prices on ten bolt rear ends, it really makes more sense to buy a whole rear rather than just the gears for the 9 bolt. Granted, the 9 bolt is a bit stronger, but it still would not stand up to any REAL level of power.
Just as an example, I have a 10 bolt 3.23 posi rear end from a 97 Z28 that I got for 150 dollars whole, in perfect condition. I don't have it in yet since I have to get fourth gen wheels first, but those 17" SS wheels are lookin mighty tempting .