Posi 5 lug rear axle

[Lordkay972]

It will be a long time before I do this, but I'm wanting a 5 lug posi rear end. Is it possible to get one out of a z71 and swap some parts to make the z71 5 lug instead of 6?

 

[kkirwan71]

The axle shafts are longer for the 4x4s so I'm gonna say no.


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[phule]

The g80 are *not* the most reliable when abused. Why not look into a aftermarket posi and install

* sorry autocorrect

Adam

 

[Jorge6.5]

The g80 are the most reliable when abused. Why not look into a aftermarket posi and install

Adam

Did you mean, unreliable when abused?

 

[someotherguy]

Pretty sure that's what he meant, and it's also worth mentioning (because the use of the wrong terminology never seems to die) the Eaton Gov-Loc is not a posi unit.

Richard

 

[Lordkay972]

What would be a good aftermarket posi solution. I'd also like 7.73 gears. I want my truck to drive like a corvette while maintaining the appearance of an almost stock full size truck.

 

[sewlow]

7.73's? Top end of about 40mph! But damn! Sure quick getting there! Mileage? What mileage? Lol!
Kidding! You meant 3.73's didn't you? Those'll wake up your truck, but they will hurt your mileage, especially when those gears raise the fun factor. So much more fun to hammer down with those.
No matter what you do to these trucks, though, they ARE a truck. It would take a fair lotta mods to be able to out accelerate a Vette in a straight line. It's not impossible though. But with a live axle on leafs, being about as aerodynamic as a brick & the taller center of gravity, keeping up with one doing the cornering thing is a stretch. Big stretch!
There is a solution though! Just how deep are your pockets? Lol!

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[Lordkay972]

Corvette independent rear suspension. That's my goal in the future. Along with every other component I get from a vette to up the performance. Right now, my pockets are as deep as a puddle in a desert. I'm still in high school working a minimum wage job, but my auto tech program has me set up to work for Aggreko, a industrial portable utilities company right after I graduate. So that's when I plan on doing major mods.