308's - 341's
08-25-2017, 12:01 PM
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Car: 83 c10, 2015 silverado
Engine: 454, 5.3
Transmission: Turbo 35o, 6l80
Axle/Gears: 3.42, 3:23
308's - 341's
hello everybody I have a 85 firebird here with a 10 bolt and 308's I also have a carrier and gears on my bench for 341's I thought this was going to be relatively easy but here I am, the stock axles are retained on the ends by the backing plate bolts and the axles for the 3:41s are retained by c clips in the diff. and the ring gears wont interchange because of the size difference. can the axle ends accept the other style bearings and seals? thanks
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Re: 308's - 341's
There are no 3.41 gears. Gears are always a ratio of 2 whole numbers; 3.41 is not such a number.
You might however have 3.42 gears. Those are 12 on the pinion and 41 on the ring.
The answer is simply no. Sounds like you REALLY have a 3.08 9-bolt, not 10-bolt, rear, and a set of 10-bolt 3.42 gears. 2 completely different models of rear axle. Internally, I don't think a single part interchanges, not even a bolt, even though externally they are the same.
You might however have 3.42 gears. Those are 12 on the pinion and 41 on the ring.
The answer is simply no. Sounds like you REALLY have a 3.08 9-bolt, not 10-bolt, rear, and a set of 10-bolt 3.42 gears. 2 completely different models of rear axle. Internally, I don't think a single part interchanges, not even a bolt, even though externally they are the same.