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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 03:34 PM
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Ok Im a dummy Did all corvettes in 1978 come with posi-traction rearends are were some not?
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I think they all did.
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I believe all were posi units.
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Ok Im a dummy Did all corvettes in 1978 come with posi-traction rearends are were some not?
Posi traction was first introduced on Corvette as an option on the 1957 model. It remained an option until 1970 when posi-traction became standard on all Corvette models...yes all 1978 models have posi-traction.
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Originally Posted by hunt4cleanair
Posi traction was first introduced on Corvette as an option on the 1957 model. It remained an option until 1970 when posi-traction became standard on all Corvette models...yes all 1978 models have posi-traction.
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