2024年7月17日 · Identifying a GM 10-bolt rear end housing requires measurements, locating casting numbers, and knowing what to look for. The 8.5s and 7.5s look remarkably similar, so you’ll need a measuring tape to confirm.

2018年3月13日 · Like all Chevy 10-bolts, the axles are retained by C-clips on the inner end of the axle shaft inside the carrier. If you find a rearend that uses a large spring perch like this, it is from either an X or F-Body.

The GM 10-bolt rear end is quite possibly the most misunderstood and undervalued rear differential ever created. Even though it has been used in every major GM rear-wheel-drive platform, the 10-bolt has a bad reputation for being a low-performance unit.

Chevy 10 Bolt Rear End Widths GM 10-bolt rear ends have four basic ratio choices: 2.73, 3.08, 3.42, and 3.73. The ring-and-pinion gears can be interchanged interchange as long as the carrier is set up for that gear size.

1999年5月1日 · The following is a guide for helping a potential wrecking-yard shopper and parts swapper identify who's who in the 10-bolt kingdom.

2016年3月25日 · I have, what I think is a 7.5, GM 10-bolt rear end under my 54 chevy wagon that I am trying to identify what make and model car it originally came in. I can barely see the stamped ID on the front of the passenger side axle tube.

2013年11月6日 · The rear axle is a C-clip design unit, meaning the axleshafts are retained using a metal C-clip in the middle of the differential. In the early days, the ring gear size was 8.5 inches, but the ...

2015年5月5日 · We got to work rebuilding our 1978 Chevrolet Camaro Z28's GM 10-bolt rear axle, giving Project ZedSled a rear axle that could withstand our power needs.

When it comes to getting power to the pavement, GM's 10-bolt, 8.5-inch rear end with Positraction is a hero. Like Superman in street clothes, however, it can be hard to identify this beefy unit among its weaker cousins, the 10-bolt, 8.2-inch with open differential.

2020年12月24日 · Buick and Pontiac 10-bolt rear ends used flange-retained axles instead of the C-clip retained axles like those on Chevrolet rears. You can identify the B-O-P assemblies by the two reverse-scalloped sections of the differential cover located at the 9 and 3 o’clock positions.