Rear Swap
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From: New Jersey
Car: 87 Z28 Hardtop
Engine: 305ci-4bbl
Transmission: 700R4...3.27 posi being installed
Rear Swap
I have a 2.73 drum brake, peg leg rear in my 87 Z28. I am shopping around for a 3.27 posi 9inch w/ disc....how hard is it to swap and what proper messures should i take.. Do i need to get a new master cylinder for the brakes? If anyone can give me the run down on the proper way to do a sway i'd appreciate it. Thanks
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From: Newark, DE
Car: '86 Camaro, '02 WRX, '87 K5, '67
Engine: 350 TPI, 2.0turbo, 383 in the works, 289-4BBL, 232, A-head 4-cylinder
Transmission: T56, 5-speed, 700R4, C4, T176, semi-auto 2-speed
Axle/Gears: 3.73, 3.90, 4.88, 3.55, 3.54, 7.00
Call up Strage, Currie, or another manufacturer and order up a bolt in 9" rear for a 3rd gen. Tell them what brakes you want to run and have it delivered with the brakes, or so you can re-use your old ones. If you reuse the stock brakes you can reuse your stock master. If you change brakes you might need a new master.
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Car: 87 Z28 Hardtop
Engine: 305ci-4bbl
Transmission: 700R4...3.27 posi being installed
i ment 9 bolt...the borg-wagner.....with the stock calipers.....trying to just do a stock rear swap....think i can still use the stock master?
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From: Vegas
Car: 57 Chevy not an F Body
Engine: Twin Turbo 350
Transmission: Doug Nash 5 SPEED
Axle/Gears: 12Bolt 4.56
Gen 3 or 4 ford 9" available are you interested???
Gen 3 or 4 ford 9" available are you interested???
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From: Vegas
Car: 57 Chevy not an F Body
Engine: Twin Turbo 350
Transmission: Doug Nash 5 SPEED
Axle/Gears: 12Bolt 4.56
Gen 3 or 4 ford 9" available are you interested???
Gen 3 or 4 ford 9" available are you interested???
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From: Newark, DE
Car: '86 Camaro, '02 WRX, '87 K5, '67
Engine: 350 TPI, 2.0turbo, 383 in the works, 289-4BBL, 232, A-head 4-cylinder
Transmission: T56, 5-speed, 700R4, C4, T176, semi-auto 2-speed
Axle/Gears: 3.73, 3.90, 4.88, 3.55, 3.54, 7.00
Which is it? Gen 3 or Gen 4?
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From: Columbus, In
Car: 87 Camaro
Engine: 406
Transmission: T56
Axle/Gears: 9" ford 35 spline axles
rear swap is pretty easy to do...just installed 9" in mine a couple of weeks ago....master cylinder will be the same, but will need prop valve to match the brakes if going from drum to disc. will need parking brake cables probably also.
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From: New Jersey
Car: 87 Z28 Hardtop
Engine: 305ci-4bbl
Transmission: 700R4...3.27 posi being installed
picked up a 3.27 posi yesterday....got new e-brake cable....gotta get calipers and discs.....gotta put new brake lines too. its not going in until august/september....my main concern is getting that car to pass inspection.
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From: Columbus, In
Car: 87 Camaro
Engine: 406
Transmission: T56
Axle/Gears: 9" ford 35 spline axles
I wouldnt think that would eb a problem, since its all factory parts and no emission related....but I dont have deal with that here in Indiana (no inspection) good luck....swap is really easy...
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Transmission: 700R4...3.27 posi being installed
thanks maybe i should move out there to avoid inspection!.....car has failed 4 times already.....but thats because in Jersey if you fail you can drive for 45 days on it as long as u have to paper work.....my old boss does the inspections and now i actually bought everything to get it to pass but with all this rain here and work i can't get anything done! im ganna check MPBRAKES.com
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From: Columbus, In
Car: 87 Camaro
Engine: 406
Transmission: T56
Axle/Gears: 9" ford 35 spline axles
you would think that your old boss would help you out a little..lol. unless you left on bad terms which means its will have to be perfect...wish it would rain here, been hot and humid for weeks...
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From: New Jersey
Car: 87 Z28 Hardtop
Engine: 305ci-4bbl
Transmission: 700R4...3.27 posi being installed
you'd think my old boss would put a honda on the dyno and run my Reg/ins. but hes scared to do it for me...he's a scared little girl
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