did all the v6's come with 10 bolt rearends?

 

Thirdgen wise, as far as I know yes.. For our cars they are good enough.. Look into a locker and some 4.10's if you looking for something to do

 

Good enough? I just killed my stock 10-bolt, and all I've got is a 2.8L 2bbl, 700R4, STOCK. Pulled a couple teeth somewhere in the rear recently...

Ugh. Everytime I fix something on my Camaro, something else breaks. It's a vicious cycle.

 

Dan,

How many miles are on your car? Nothing lasts forever....

My friend had an '85 Monte SS with the 10 bolt, and he beat that thing like crazy, and with 155k miles on it, it was fine when he sold it. Normally, they seem to last fine...

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Jason E
'89 Camaro RS 2.8
Medium Grey Metallic/AT/T-tops/all power
Hypertech chip/2 K&N filters/Modded air box
Eclipse CD/Eclipse 100x4 amp/Boston4x6 plates, 6x9 RX 3 ways/ALL Monster's goodies
Alpine Alarm w/ Keyless entry
IROC tailights/t-windows

 

Make sure you change the rear fluid regularly. My old 3.42/open/drum axle lasted me 204,000 miles, with plenty of powerbraking!


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-Tom P (Hot rodded 1986 Firebird 2.8l) from http://www.f-body.net/mailbag/3rd/3rd_mailbag.html message boards

 

Jason,

Don't G-Bodies use the 8.2" - 8.5" 10-bolt? They're a bit stronger than our 7.5" - 7.625" 10-bolts... :-)

I have 147,000 miles on the car, and it had the rear axle serviced properly. Never had a bit of problem with that axle until I managed to remove some of the teeth back there.

Our 10-bolts are pretty weak when you consider what car they're in. GM could have done better!