Hi guys. I am wanting to get a posi (I hate spinning one wheel) and was wondering what to get. Everyone has told me something different. I have 3.73's on a 2 series carrier. I was told that I need the one for the 2 series and then someone elso told me that I need the 3 carrier one. It is the original 7.5 10 bolt. I am guessing that it will give me better times since the wheels will be getting better traction. Thanks for any help that you can give me.

Eric

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Teal 1991 Camaro R.S., T-Tops,
Leather, Re-worked 700r4 also w/kit,
MSD ignition, MSD 8.5 mm. superconductor wires,
MSD Coil, ADS superchip, Open element air cleaner,
K-n-N filter, Gutted cat, Flowmaster cat-back system,
Edelbrock TES headers, March 3piece billet underdrive pulleys
3.73 gears
http://www.geocities.com/gitarz2/camaro.html
I was shocked to see that companies sold a taillight
set for a rustang! Since when do they have taillights????

 

Since you already have gears for a 2-series carrier, and assuming you want to keep them, you need a posi carrier for 2-series gears, assuming you want to replace the entire carrier.

The simplier solution would be to get a PowerTrax unit, which can be installed without any special tools. The carrier doesn't come out, so no special setup is required to put it back in. All you need to know is how many splines your axles have, which being a '91, should be 28.

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82 Berlinetta, orig V-6 car. Rescued w/86 LG4/TH700R with all harnesses, sensors, ECM, etc. 2.73 unlimited slip. Cat-back from '91 GTA, Accel HEI SuperCoil. AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Daily driver, work-in-progress (LB9 w/ZZ3 cam, exhaust, paint, etc.).
57 Bel Air, my 1st car. Currently 396 .030 over, Weiand Action+, Edelbrock 1901 Q-Jet, Jacobs Omnipack, 1-3/4" headers, TH400 w/TCI Sat Night Special conv & shift kit, 3.08 10-bolt, AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Best 15.1 @ 5800' Bandimere. Daily driver while Camaro was being put together.

 

Thanks for the info! If the power trax doesn't need any special tools, then how does it install? Is it something that I can do, or is it like setting gears? I WOULD like to keep the 3.73's that I have for the 2 series carrier. Thanks.

Eric

 

you could also buy the Zexel Torsion unit takeoff from SLP for $99 and it should work. I know it requires the 28 spline axles which you already have. These units are used in the 93+ f-body cars.



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1988 TA 300+hp 350 w/ TBI and Holley TB unit, Holley projection intake,
WC T-5, 3.42 gears w/ Auburn posi. MSD 6A, edelbrock TES headers, dynomax 3" cat and cat-back system, ACCEL coil, polyurethane bushings all around, aluminum driveshaft, Mr. Gasket open air cleaner.

1993 S-10 w/ 4.3L V6 TBI, slightly bigger cam, Mild polish job and 3 angle valve job on heads, Edlebrock TES headers, Dynomax cat back, MSD 6A, ADS chip

2000 Kawasaki KX 125

 

Pull the rear cover, remove the spider gear shaft retaining bolt, remove spiders, remove clips from axles, pull axles out of the side gears and remove gears. Install PowerTrax in place of spiders per instructions, put cover back on, fill with gear lube. You don't disturb the carrier, and therefore don't disturb the gear spacing.

badbird88, the SLP take-offs are 3-series, and therefore won't work with his 2-series gears. Would also require shop setup, even if the gears did work.

 

I second the Powertrax. I installed my locker in a little over an hour with no experience on rear ends ever. Just follow the very comprehensive directions they give you.
FYI - For the first 200 miles or so the rear will sound like a roller coaster being pulled up a hill when you go around a turn(pretty loud), but it becomes almost undetectable after about 500

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1985 Z28, Jasper Class 1 350, Edelbrock Performer intake, Dual snorkel air cleaner, K&N, Edelbrock headers, Catco 3" cat, Hooker 3" cat-back, Richmond 3.73's, Transgo shift kit, JET Stage 2 chip, Hypertech coil, Lakewood LCA's, Powertrax locker, SSM subframes, Centerline Auto Drag's