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Axle ident. help needed!

Yeah, a fiend has a 10 bolt for sale that is of of a '67. I wasn't sure how well it would stand up to an Edelbrock'd 454 though?
 
They hold up longer than expected , even with a little power . Lots of guys get away with 10 bolts until you start running 10's . Especially with some key aftermarket parts .

And 30 spline 12 bolt stock shafts are only 19 percent stronger than stock 28 spline 10 bolt axles ( Mark Williams for reference ) . So aftermarket shafts will put it right back to 12 bolt strength , or even exceed it .
 
pauly383 said:
They hold up longer than expected , even with a little power . Lots of guys get away with 10 bolts until you start running 10's . Especially with some key aftermarket parts .

Heck even lower than 10's my buddies stang runs 9.60 @ 139mph on an 8.5 rear. with aftermarket axles. the biggest problem that you have with axles is the flex from the center and the tubes. thats the main reason people toast there rears. the new aftermarket axles for 10 bolts n dana 44's etc. are stronger than the motors we have. not everyone needs dana 60's and 14 bolts. Heck most people that have them dont need them. You can build your dana 44 just as strong for alot less money than the cost of a new dana 60. plus not as heavy or as low. now if your running 49-52-54's you might want the 60's. but for alot of the guys that run 33-38's dont need them. nothing cracks me up more than a guy with all 1 ton drive train and a lil wimpy motor that can barely turn the tires let alone snap an axle:haha:
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slyguy_22 said:
the new aftermarket axles for 10 bolts n dana 44's etc. are stronger than the motors we have. not everyone needs dana 60's and 14 bolts. Heck most people that have them dont need them. You can build your dana 44 just as strong for alot less money than the cost of a new dana 60. plus not as heavy or as low. now if your running 49-52-54's you might want the 60's. but for alot of the guys that run 33-38's dont need them. nothing cracks me up more than a guy with all 1 ton drive train and a lil wimpy motor that can barely turn the tires let alone snap an axle:haha:
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You don't wheel much, do you :surepal:
 
You can't compare truck axles to car axles.

We're talking 10 seconds on a car 10 bolt (8.5") with no problem, while in a truck 10 bolts with 33's are destroyed regularly, even with stock motors.

Motor isn't the key, it's application. Weight, how the axles are loaded, etc.

I guarantee there are folks on this board that have broken D60's with stock motors.
 
Guess you dont read much!
the other thing that cracks me up is that alot of people dont read what you type!:D Aftermarket axles retard. stock rears are weak. ive had my setup to hell and back. and i run 36 swampers (looking for 38's) a dana 44 with welded center section and bracing with aftermarket axles and joints can be built just as strong as a dana 60 for less money with less weight
 
I don't care what axles are used. Things like reduction have no bearing on loads applied to axles, nor do 1 ton weight differences in vehicles.

Of course, if Southernspeed is looking to run a front Dana44 in this application, he knows who to talk to.

Sorry, won't intrude on your intelligence anymore.

I won't be mucking up Southernspeeds CAR REAR AXLE IDENTIFICATION THREAD with any more off-topic info.
 
slyguy_22 said:
Guess you dont read much!
the other thing that cracks me up is that alot of people dont read what you type!:D Aftermarket axles retard. stock rears are weak. ive had my setup to hell and back. and i run 36 swampers (looking for 38's) a dana 44 with welded center section and bracing with aftermarket axles and joints can be built just as strong as a dana 60 for less money with less weight
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slyguy22, please keep your responses civil. That type of post won't be tolerated.
 
The 12 bolt in my dads 67 camaro has a similar link set-up cast into the center section. But thats the only similarity that I see other then there being 12 cover bolts. Good luck on finding out what it is.
 
75k10chevy said:
The 12 bolt in my dads 67 camaro has a similar link set-up cast into the center section. But thats the only similarity that I see other then there being 12 cover bolts. Good luck on finding out what it is.
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If it has those link brackets in the top, then it aint an original rear axle. Somebody mostly likely stuck a Chevelle axle under your dads 67.
 
86dieselburb said:
If it has those link brackets in the top, then it aint an original rear axle. Somebody mostly likely stuck a Chevelle axle under your dads 67.
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My dad did that on his 68 camaro.. he wanted a 12 bolt posi so bad, he bought the first one he saw.. he gets it home, and oops, it's not for an F - body.. ( I didn't see it until after he got it home..otherwise, i wouldn't have let him buy it. ) anyway, we had to have a street rod fab guy we knew weld up the perches for it so it would work with the rear leafs..
 
Hey Dorian, do you think we could set up a rear steer d44 Camaro? Hmm......quick lane changes!!!
I'm getting to the point where I think a 10 blt (or 12 if I can find one) would be a better idea. If I can't get a positive i/d on this then I'll never be able to repair or maintain it (brakes etc) without trial and error buying. It must be pretty obscure for no-one to have come across this.
 
86dieselburb said:
If it has those link brackets in the top, then it aint an original rear axle. Somebody mostly likely stuck a Chevelle axle under your dads 67.
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Yeah the PO did take it out of a chevelle and put it under the camaro. But who ever welded the perches on welded them on at the wrong angle so the pinion points slightly down. Oh well, at least its a good axle.
 
Lets see if we can find some really nice cover off pics of some axles with 8 ring gear bolts . I will look when i get home , I got lots of tech stuff bookmarked at home .
 
If I may be of some help here If nobody has figured it out. If you have a 12 bolt chevy rear the bolt pattern on the axle is not exactly round and the cover has a bump on it. I am curently putting together a 68 Chevelle and had to buy a 12 bolt. I went to buy one from this guy who had a bunch of em he brought out the 12 bolt that was exactly round and smooth cover. I knew right away it was not the 12 bolt I was looking for. It was an olds 12 bolt still fits in chevelles an stuff but it is and olds 12 bolt it is junk it has 10 bolt gears inside. You can tell if it is an olds 12 Bolt if the tubes are necked down just before the break backing plates.
 
i would have Currie enterprises build you a 9" F*rd axle for that camaro. A 10 bolt axle has a very weak carrier and the 12 bolt is only marginally stronger. The Ford 9" is a very strong axle and easy to get all kinds of aftermarket parts for and even a rear disc set up.
 
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