79-98 Rear Axle Differences

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Aug 20, 2009 | 11:29 PM

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Ninety5PoloZ

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Originally Posted by 1991LX5.0

something else that i didnt see anyone mention. if you get an axle for a 93 or older car you will have to swap the drums for disks. so you will need the backing plates and either either cut and reflare the brake lines on the housing or loop them to take up the slack and use adapter fittings. IMO it would be much easier just to use a 94+ axle and after your done buying swap parts its also probably much cheaper

Thanks man, I'm not worried about brake lines, thats the least of my worries LOL. I need to get custom offset wheels that won't break the bank and a few other things. I'm planning on getting a 94+ housing that has brakes already on it so I don't have to worry about getting calipers and everything else.

When everything comes together I'll be sure to post up pics. But I honestly think its going to be a nice swap that will hold up just fine to my power numbers and won't cost me a lot of power like a 12 bolt or a 9" would.