Rear end help
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From: 51°N 114°W, 3500'
Car: 87 IROC L98
Engine: 588 Alcohol BBC
Transmission: Powerglide
Axle/Gears: Ford 9"/31 spline spool/4.86
Re: Rear end help
You can either use 80w90 or synthetic 75w90. Either will work just fine.
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From: Tracy, CA
Car: '87 IROC
Engine: LB9
Transmission: TH700R4
Re: Rear end help
There's a tech data section on the front page of the forums that list the different rear axle ratios depending on engine/transmission combination you have. This is no guarantee of what the actual ratio is in your particular car; the rear end or gears might have been changed at some point.
https://www.thirdgen.org/1989-pontiac-firebird
You're going to have to remove the differential cover to change the gear lube. While the cover is off, you can count the pinion and ring gear teeth to determine what gear ratio you have.
https://www.thirdgen.org/1989-pontiac-firebird
You're going to have to remove the differential cover to change the gear lube. While the cover is off, you can count the pinion and ring gear teeth to determine what gear ratio you have.
Last edited by paulo57509; Jul 5, 2014 at 02:30 AM.
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