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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 11:49 AM
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86 posi disk rear end $?

how is a stock 86 iroc posi disk rear end worth with 70k on it?
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 06:21 PM
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Re: 86 posi disk rear end $?

Originally Posted by fbirdroller
how is a stock 86 iroc posi disk rear end worth with 70k on it?
Depends on the gear ratio... from nothing to about $200.
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 10:07 PM
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Re: 86 posi disk rear end $?

stock 3.23's? probably pick it up at a junkyard for like 80 bucks, you probably wont want a rear end any older than 100k posi would probably be all worn out
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Old Sep 8, 2008 | 11:29 AM
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Re: 86 posi disk rear end $?

my rear has 70k on it
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Old Sep 8, 2008 | 11:51 AM
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Re: 86 posi disk rear end $?

An '86 would have the cast iron saginaw disc brakes which weren't much better than the drums and require a recall kit to fix some known issues with the parking brake/automatic adjustment. They're not very desirable.

Repair/replacement parts for the posi unit aren't available either. If it's a two series carrier (2.73 or 3.08) the posi unit is even weaker than the 'performance' carrier in the 3 series.
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