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Old 02-05-2018, 08:30 PM   #5
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Re: 57 Rear axle swap

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Originally Posted by _Ogre View Post
i have a 3rd gen trans am rear end, the 1986 axle is 61'' wide and came with a borg warner 7.75 inch and 3.27 gear and disc brakes
the borg warner 7.75 is supposed to be pretty tough, i know it will the spin tires as long as i stay on the go pedal
the 3.27 ratio also gets me 20 mpg on the highway with the 700r4 and ramjet 350

i used the sway bar and torque arm that came with the rear axle mounted flipped on stock springs
the sway bar makes truk handle like a go cart and the torque arm eliminates axle wrap
with wide tires it is pretty tight, but i have never rubbed a tire on the fenders

3rd gen camaro is the same width but has drum brakes and corporate gear ratios from 3.08 to 4.10
Thanks for the reply! Can you post some pics of your axle swap.
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