Technical 1958 corvette

are the 1958 corvette rear ends the same at the 55-57 chevys? im working on a 49 chevy. i havent picked up the rearend yet. trying to do some research to see if its close to the same with as my 49 thanks.

 

Same as 56-57, 55 had smaller pinion shaft but the rest is the same.

 

thanks

 

If it is truly a rearend out of a 58 Corvette I would think you could sell it to a restorer for enough dough to buy a custom 9" setup for your car. Vette people pay a lot for original parts even if they are interchangeable with standard Chevies..

 

it was taken out for a street rod up grade. to 9 inch ford. entire running gear was removed with less than 30k miles

 

sell it as the guy said . you will be $$$$ ahead

 

It is NOT the same. The thing that isn't the same is the axle flanges where the backing plates bolt. They are at a different angle. I found that out years ago.