s-10 rear ends
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Some S-10's came with an 8.5" rear ends. I think only some 4wd trucks did as well as all ZR2 trucks. I don't think the carriers will swap to our 8.6's though due to the bearings being different. The R&P should swap over though.
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i understand that the s-10 are smaller (some may got bigger ones but not this guy) but are the housings different? i seen a guy trying this in the auto hobby shop. he said it would work but he never could get his stock one out. it was stuck some how.
how can a 8.5" ring bolt in the place of a 7.5" ring?
how can a 8.5" ring bolt in the place of a 7.5" ring?
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I was talking 8.5" vs. 8.6" ring gears. There's no need to mess around with shortening a fullsize rear and changing the bolt pattern. If you read my first post, there are S-10's out there that have 8.5" 10-bolts. Hell, you could even make a G-body rear work easier than a fullsize rear end.
Check car-part.com
Check car-part.com
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RPO ZR2 will for sure get you a 8.5" but I think they're a couple inches wider than a normal s-10 rear. Just look for a 4.3L 5spd 2nd gen S-10 and it'll probably have an 8.5" rear with the right width. They're out there, but you'll have to look on car-part.com
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