Center section swap
03-06-06, 09:11 PM
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Center section swap
well i have a chance to get a center section with limited slip out of a 84 gsl. i have a 79 sa with all orginal tranny drive shaft and rear end. is it possible to ust change out the center section to the limited slip 84 and leave my axles and everything the same ??? just curious if not i ll have to find out what all it would take thanks in advance robert
03-07-06, 04:28 AM
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the only reasoni would be swapping just the center section is because one of my buddys bought it and is using one axle. so if i could get another axle to replace it could i swap out the entire rear end, and then i would have limited slip and disc brakes, what would be involed in that swap?? would the drive shaft still be teh same and all the linkage underneath be the same?? thanks robert
03-07-06, 08:55 PM
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The bare housings will swap into any year or style,all the suspension pickups are the same.
You just have to match axles,housings and pumpkins.Large axles from 84-85 will only work in 84-85 pumpkins and housings.The axle splines dictate the pumpkin type and the wheel bearings dictate the housing type.
You can interchange pinion flanges no problem,so your driveline can mate up.Just be really carful when re-setting the pinion bearing preload.
Technically,you can make big or small axles work with whatever pumpkin you want,its just a matter of swapping the side gears within the differential carrier......but most people will shy away from that much work and they just track down a matching pumpkin/axle/housing set......or they lack the ability to properly reset the carrier backlash and bearing preloads when doing such a swap.
You just have to match axles,housings and pumpkins.Large axles from 84-85 will only work in 84-85 pumpkins and housings.The axle splines dictate the pumpkin type and the wheel bearings dictate the housing type.
You can interchange pinion flanges no problem,so your driveline can mate up.Just be really carful when re-setting the pinion bearing preload.
Technically,you can make big or small axles work with whatever pumpkin you want,its just a matter of swapping the side gears within the differential carrier......but most people will shy away from that much work and they just track down a matching pumpkin/axle/housing set......or they lack the ability to properly reset the carrier backlash and bearing preloads when doing such a swap.
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