How wide is a 3rd gen axel?
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 17
Likes: 0
From: Secrete underground Performance Lab
Car: 1992 Firebird
Engine: 350 with vortec heads
Transmission: 700r4
How wide is a 3rd gen axel?
anyone? and also how wide is a 4th gen axel. I wanna put a wider axel in my car to accommodate the ZR1 wheels in the back with out running spacers. Plus i have a wider 8.5" ten bolt.
thanks guys
thanks guys
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 27,882
Likes: 2,434
Car: Yes
Engine: Usually
Transmission: Sometimes
Axle/Gears: Behind me somewhere
Re: How wide is a 3rd gen axel?
3rd gen = ~ 61¼"
4th gen = ~ 64¾"
Getting the 8½" 10-bolt in there is DEFINITELY going to require a certain amount of fab work.
4th gen = ~ 64¾"
Getting the 8½" 10-bolt in there is DEFINITELY going to require a certain amount of fab work.
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 17
Likes: 0
From: Secrete underground Performance Lab
Car: 1992 Firebird
Engine: 350 with vortec heads
Transmission: 700r4
Re: How wide is a 3rd gen axel?
yes i know this will take some fab work. shouldnt be to bad. I can weld like a roll of dimes. and these lengths were taken axle flange to axle flange?
Supreme Member
iTrader: (1)
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 10,763
Likes: 4
From: Calgary, AB, Canada
Car: 1982 Trans-Am
Engine: 355 w/ ported 416s
Transmission: T10, hurst shifter
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt, true-trac, 3.73
Re: How wide is a 3rd gen axel?
2nd gen camaros apparently have the right width 8.5" 10 bolt, if that's what you've got?
Other 8.5" 10 bolts... anyones guess, but let us know what you've got it from, and if it'll work.
Welding the tubes for LCA's, panhard, shock, and springs are fairly straightforward. Welding the pumpkin (cast iron) for the TA is what makes most people shudder
Other 8.5" 10 bolts... anyones guess, but let us know what you've got it from, and if it'll work.
Welding the tubes for LCA's, panhard, shock, and springs are fairly straightforward. Welding the pumpkin (cast iron) for the TA is what makes most people shudder
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 17
Likes: 0
From: Secrete underground Performance Lab
Car: 1992 Firebird
Engine: 350 with vortec heads
Transmission: 700r4
Re: How wide is a 3rd gen axel?
2nd gen camaros apparently have the right width 8.5" 10 bolt, if that's what you've got?
Other 8.5" 10 bolts... anyones guess, but let us know what you've got it from, and if it'll work.
Welding the tubes for LCA's, panhard, shock, and springs are fairly straightforward. Welding the pumpkin (cast iron) for the TA is what makes most people shudder
Other 8.5" 10 bolts... anyones guess, but let us know what you've got it from, and if it'll work.
Welding the tubes for LCA's, panhard, shock, and springs are fairly straightforward. Welding the pumpkin (cast iron) for the TA is what makes most people shudder
I have 2 8.5" rears. one out of a 01 s10 zr2 witch is about 64" wide and has disc brakes. And i have one out of our 70' camaro with 3.73s and moser axles but im not exactlu sure how wide it is. And im a welder for a living I think i could tig weld the TQ arm mount to the pumpkin using nickel rod. Thats the best stuff to use on cast iorn. But i think i wanna use the s10 rear end because it is almost as wide as the 4th gen rear and i wanna run my ZR1 wheels.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post






