i know i know....its been covered, i tried searching with a little luck...but wanted some personal answers... i've been looking for parts to go open driveline on my '53 chevy 210. found a guy who has an '82 T/A he's parting out. he's offered to sell me the rear end and 4 speed. so far the info i've found is that the rear end is about 62" wide....and what else i've gathered is that it will be a tight fit but it will go underneath the 'ol bomb. is that worth it? my other question is, i don't think the guy knows what he has....meaning all he knows is that the its out of a '82 T/A. I need some info on the rear end....what possible gear ratios, posi? stuff like that. i dont' know how to tell the guy what to look for as far as finding that info out. but anyways....any advice/help would be appreciated. thanks. Chris Watson
I don't know about IDing a rear end, but at home I have saved a link to a list of "good" rears for these cars. I'll PM it when I get home tonight. Tucker
Ideally, you want a 60" wide rear. But an inch on either side could be made up for with a different offset/backspace wheel. These cars had some pretty decent clearance to the outer fender. You may not be able to run skirts tho'
yea, i was told that i'd have to "trim" if i wanted to run with skirts...or i could just run without.... i dunno, maybe i'd be better off finding an s-10 rear or something like that....i love skirts.....
I know the 4x4 S10's fit--I think they're 58" or 59". If Aaron's the chevy guru's around, he's got a lot of this stuff memorized, I think. Tucker
Yep...for the S10, the 4x4 is the one you want. We put one in a '50 fleetline and it fit great. The '79 Camaro rear in my car required me to trim my skirts about 1/4" off the inside lip which is no big deal, but wheel and tire size will 'cause this to vary a bit. Everyone talks about tri-5 Chevy rears, 1st and 2nd gen Camaro rears, and S10s rears for these cars (which all work great), but there are a lot of other options that may be easier to find. I like this chart...from Aaron's site. Bryan
thanks man. yea, i love Aaron's site, i've been all over that thing, its got tons of helpful ****! my biggest thing now is knowing how to "ID" a rear end....?
I don't know much about those rears, but if you have the casting #off that one, you could probably get some help decoding it from Squirrel or someone else here. You can also check this site out for general info on those cars: http://www.thirdgen.org/techboard/transmissions-drivetrain/ Bryan
sweeet! thanks again man! seems like you're the one always answering my questions....heh. either you or Aaron! cheers! Chris
the 82 up rear is to wide and no telling what the ratio might be . the 70-81 rear is a good choice with a consertive wheel/tire. the GM metric rear 78-84 intermediate will give more wheel and tire room. the wheel and tire combo should dictate the rear choice not the other way around.
yea, i did some more measuring on my ride and since i'm wanting to run my original steelies and skirts....i p***ed on it. thanks for the input!
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