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Old 06-09-2009, 03:37 PM
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I was wondering how can you tell if you have a 7.9 or a 8.8 rear end?
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Old 06-09-2009, 03:41 PM
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you ,mean 7.5 .......vs 8.8.....shear size
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Yup that what I meant my bad! So what rear end would my 87 most likely have?
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Old 06-09-2009, 04:47 PM
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is it a factory v8
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Old 06-09-2009, 04:52 PM
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Factory V8 came with the 8.8 from 1986 up.
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Old 06-09-2009, 08:55 PM
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Yes mine is a factory v8! SO I guess I have the 8.8 rear end right?
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Old 06-09-2009, 09:18 PM
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yes^^^^^^^^
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Old 06-09-2009, 10:03 PM
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alrite thanks everybody!!
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Old 06-09-2009, 10:49 PM
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getting gears?
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Old 06-10-2009, 09:16 AM
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Yup planning on getting 3.55's with my aod tranny. Are these gears good because this is my daily driver and I have been told that they cause the car to over heat?
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