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Old Oct 5, 2001 | 10:46 PM
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I would like to know if the gears in my 1987 corvette will fit in my 1992 vette. If anyone know please let me hear from you. I think both are dana 36.
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Old Oct 6, 2001 | 08:39 AM
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When you say (gears) do you mean ring and pinion only, or do you mean diff. assy.? If it is the diff. assy., then yes they should interchange. If it is just the ring and pinion I believe they will both have to have matching carriers IE. the 2 series or 3 series.
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Have to be careful here, the earlier Dana 36 carriers had different camber bracket holes and I don't remember what year they were changed.
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thanks for the info. vettenuts and red 86 4+3.
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Old Oct 6, 2001 | 11:23 PM
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Also, if you were considering a total 3rd member swap, the width of the rear was different. (narrower) That's why the offset of the rear wheels is different on '88+ cars.
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Have to be careful here, the earlier Dana 36 carriers had different camber bracket holes and I don't remember what year they were changed.
True, I ran into this when I switched mine. The older version was drilled for a smaller bolt then the newer version. The spacing is the same. What you need to do is drill it out to the size of the bolt on your new car.
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