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Count the number of bolts holding the rear cover to the housing.I'm not really sure what rear end it has.
I was told the same thingI would have got the Bilsteins since that is what was on it but orileys doesn't have them available right now. They say special order but when I put in a request I was told they aren't available.
I just went and looked and it is a 10 bolt. Is the 14 bolt something I can buy and bolt in or is there another rear end I can put in? My ultimate goal is an lq4 swap after I finish all the important stuff first.Count the number of bolts holding the rear cover to the housing.
10 bolts = Junk 8.5" ring gear, engineered for compact and intermediate cars with small-block engines, but upgraded for full-size truck use with heavier axle shafts in '88 or '89 which didn't fix the basic weakness of this axle design. Almost always saddled with the equally-crappy 254mm (10") drum brakes.
14 bolts = 9.5" ring gear. What GM should have put under every one of the 5- and 6-lug trucks. Comes with 11.x Duo-Servo drum brakes.
The 14-bolt "full float" axle is 8-lug only; that's a big MF.
Shocks and their mounts aren't designed to bear weight, and are known for breaking. No way would I ever recommend installing a coil assisted shock.
Very easy with 4WD, more-difficult with 2WD owing to the 5-lug wheels. The bigger 9.5" axle generally comes with 6-lug wheels.I just went and looked and it is a 10 bolt. Is the 14 bolt something I can buy and bolt in or is there another rear end I can put in?
Drilling 6 lug C2500 shafts to 5 lug will easily solve this issue.A 2WD axle will probably need special aftermarket 5-lug axle shafts to retain the 5-lug wheels. I've never done that conversion. I guess the (rare) SS454 rear axle was a 9.5" unit with 5-lug axle shafts; but how many of those are in the typical Treasure Yard? (Zero.)
'Sport suspension' = RPO-F41.It came with the "sport suspension" but I don't know how that is different.
Yes. Suspension carries the weight of the vehicle.Shocks and their mounts aren't designed to bear weight, and are known for breaking. No way would I ever recommend installing a coil assisted shock.
An increased GVW can only be attained via suspension.I dunno, lots of people use them and you said it: coil assisted. The better question is what is the spring rate on the proposed coilovers?
100%Look at some 5 leaf setups maybe, then personally, I’d ignore the coil over rear shocks.
10b G80 gov-lock. The 'Gov-Bomb'.it came with a locking diff
That right there increases you towing capacity.and 3.73 gears
Yup.14 bolts = 9.5" ring gear. What GM should have put under every one of the 5- and 6-lug trucks. Comes with 11.x Duo-Servo drum brakes.
Local shop here does that for $85/ea.Drilling 6 lug C2500 shafts to 5 lug will easily solve this issue.