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I am under the impression formulas did not come with drum rear ends.
For some odd reason mine has one, it is a 1989 firebird formula, verified by vin. Did these cars come with drum rears, or disc only - which i believe is correct? If this is supposed to be a disc rear car, it would explain the bit of nose dive I have under hard braking. If some one has indeed done a cheap rear swap (probably because it had 3.73s) would it be fairly straight forward to swap back?
I have a perfect 1988 BW 9 bolt with 3.27 that I have all the hardware to, though i suspect the disc hardware (e-brake cables, etc.) were used on the drum rear i have now. Thanks for the help!
I am under the impression formulas did not come with drum rear ends.
For some odd reason mine has one, it is a 1989 firebird formula, verified by vin. Did these cars come with drum rears, or disc only - which i believe is correct? If this is supposed to be a disc rear car, it would explain the bit of nose dive I have under hard braking. If some one has indeed done a cheap rear swap (probably because it had 3.73s) would it be fairly straight forward to swap back?
I have a perfect 1988 BW 9 bolt with 3.27 that I have all the hardware to, though i suspect the disc hardware (e-brake cables, etc.) were used on the drum rear i have now. Thanks for the help!
The swap would be straightforward. You'd need a disc brake proportioning valve, the correct e-brake cables (disc brake cables wouldn't fit a drum rear), and drive and/or driven gears to make the speedo read correctly.
JamesC
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RPO sheet is long gone, It is listed as a L98 car on the little sheet i found under the dash pad though, with all electric options, etc. It is also listed as a firebird FFM (firebird formula) on the title.
Does anyone know if the L98 cars were infact 4 wheel disc only?
