tore apart the ole Govbomb 10bolt today

[retorq]

You'll probably get a better deal if you goto an offroad or rear end site ... I got 3.90 Yukons, rebuild kit with all new bearings, a solid pinion spacer and Ratech pinion depth tool for just over what Summit wanted for gears alone.

 

[steamroller]

90's Cadillac Limos and Hearses have the 9.5 14 bolt with the 5x5 pattern too. Don't know the WMS width but it wouldn't surprise me if it was the same as the 2wd trucks.

I wouldn't pay this much for the axle but it might open up your search options on Car-part.com if you aren't afraid of a little cutting/welding

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/96-C...sories&fits=Make:Cadillac&hash=item3f06a83f40

 

[AtomicHoe094]

Hey retorq, did you put your rearend together yourself? howd the install go. worth trying it out before spending the money? Also why didnt you go with a crush sleeve instead of the spacer?
thanks!!

Matt- ill keep on eye out for those, i had no idea about tho haha. Im sure theyll be hard to find, but it opens up the search some.
I found a 14bolt in michigan from a 454ss truck that has the 5lug axles, might check that outthis weekend

 

[retorq]

Hey retorq, did you put your rearend together yourself? howd the install go. worth trying it out before spending the money? Also why didnt you go with a crush sleeve instead of the spacer?
thanks!!

Yep I did it myself, literally in my garage with the truck on jack stands, the rear end still in the truck ...

http://www.route66wingsandwheels.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2755&p=21884

Install went OK, but I'm fairly mechanical, I've rebuilt engines, moded heads, rebuilt a tranny or two so ... I went with the solid spacer because getting the torque needed to crush the spacer with the rear still in the truck was going to be next to impossible. It was worth it for me. If this isn't your primary vehicle it will be worth it for you.

 

[AtomicHoe094]

yea i heard those crush sleeves are a PITA! people standing on 8 foot breaker bars and all kinds of shit. Is there any shims in doing these rearends?

 

[retorq]

yea i heard those crush sleeves are a PITA! people standing on 8 foot breaker bars and all kinds of shit. Is there any shims in doing these rearends?

Yes there are shims that will go behind the pinion bearing and shims on each side of the carrier bearings ... The old pinion bearing will need to be pressed off, the new one will usually slide on if the center is heated and the pinion is cold.

 

[AtomicHoe094]

Are all the shims the same size or is every axle different and will require different sizes?

pressed off? how??

 

[AtomicHoe094]

alright. picked my 456 gears.. now tru-trac or eaton posi????? both the same price

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ehhh, made up my mind.. trutrac it is. lol now, i need to buy this shit and install it.

 

[Nickleahy23]

alright. picked my 456 gears.. now tru-trac or eaton posi????? both the same price

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ehhh, made up my mind.. trutrac it is. lol now, i need to buy this shit and install it.

good man...

that thing is gonna rip...

 

[sokr915]

i say tru-trac