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Old May 10, 2018 | 11:18 AM
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New rear end or swap

Ok I'm new to this whole car building thing I have an 88 rs had the 2.8 I am taking it down to the body I wanna do a drum to disc conv should I buy a rear end with disc and might have better gears in it I'd like to go with a 383 stroker eventually so what's your guys opinion
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Old May 10, 2018 | 05:19 PM
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Re: New rear end or swap

98-02 F-body, 4th gen or Vette wheels
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Old May 10, 2018 | 05:47 PM
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Re: New rear end or swap

I have a set of American racing wheels
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Old May 10, 2018 | 06:26 PM
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Re: New rear end or swap

OK

Are they for 4th gen or Vette?

Yes: they'll work w/ 4th gen rear.
No: They'll stick out past the fender wells and look stoooooopid, kinda like those Suzuki Samurais you used to see where the ENTIRE wheel & tire is outside the fender; but if you look at it from behind, they STILL look like pizza cutters.
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Old May 10, 2018 | 07:51 PM
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Re: New rear end or swap

I'm not sure I just found them on Craigslist
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Old May 10, 2018 | 09:59 PM
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Re: New rear end or swap

I've found all sorts of stuff on CL. (yeah right, never mind that, they turfed it anyway)

So in the end, what difference does that make?

The parts fit, or they don't. CL, or for that matter ARE, doesn't too much enter into the picture.
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