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are the 7.5 an 8.8 axel shafts the same?

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Old 01-21-2007, 11:01 PM
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i think im going to be getting this rear with my tax return this year all i need to know is does the stock 7.5 axel shafts fit the 8.8?
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Old 01-21-2007, 11:03 PM
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If you buy that you dont have to worry about the axle shafts... they are already included.... just bolt that bitch in and hang your brakes
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Old 01-21-2007, 11:06 PM
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ya but at the bottom it says.... "Axle assembly uses vehicle's 28-tooth axle shafts and rear drum brakes."

wouldnt that meen the vehicle your putting it into
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Old 01-21-2007, 11:09 PM
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ya but at the bottom it says.... "Axle assembly uses vehicle's 28-tooth axle shafts and rear drum brakes."

wouldnt that meen the vehicle your putting it into
You sir, are correct.. i was wrong...

Summit sells axles (hardened) for $209 a pair
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Old 01-21-2007, 11:11 PM
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i dont know what i want to get with my tax return 03 cobra wheels, 8.8 rear with the 3.73s, nitrous ahh having 1000 bucks to burn through sucks haha
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Old 01-21-2007, 11:13 PM
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just pick up a used rear end
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Old 01-21-2007, 11:14 PM
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im still wondering what my tax return will be... 2 jobs... still was in highschool for mosta the year, rents still claim me as a dependent... fu kin w2 needs to come in!!!
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Old 01-21-2007, 11:16 PM
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axles are surprisingly inexpensive for an 8.8 now, i rember my dad telling me when he bought his '88 bran new they were really expensive

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im still wondering what my tax return will be... 2 jobs... still was in highschool for mosta the year, rents still claim me as a dependent... fu kin w2 needs to come in!!!
yeah i was in school last year too but i still put in 32-40 hours a week and then since june i have been working in a shop making 10 an hour and getting a pretty big peice of money taking out of my checks i just got my w2's my brother is gunna fill everything out he is an accountant
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just pick up a used rear end
haha you just reminded me my buddy has an 8.8 rebuilt with 3.55's and the disks with all the hard wear on it looks like brand new for 500 bucks haha thats sweet
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