V8 to V6 rear question

[mike24]

Our the rears (specfically) the 3:42 Lsd ones the exact one they put in both the Ls1 and V6?

[NBMA4V6]

i would assume the rear end is the same if the v6 rear is a LSD 3.42 from the factory. theres no other differences that i could imagine

[Dominic]

identical unless the V8 has ASR.

[Boehlke]

First I'm gonna say hi to everyone on the board! Nice to be here.

Second, all the 4th gen rearends are swappable as long as you use a traction control rear-end with a traction control car. And likewise with a non-traction control rear-end. Also, you are probably going to have to swap axles out of the v8 rear into your car. I don't know why, but it seems there are minute changes in the axles from year to year. When I put a '96 T/A rearend in my '98 Camaro my rims (off a 2001 Z) wouldn't fit so we swapped in my stock axles and it worked perfectly. If you really wanted to you can grind on the axle to get the rim to fit, but it seems like you might screw up the balance to me. Good luck!

[ January 10, 2003: Message edited by: Boehlke ]</p>

[FirebirdGT]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Boehlke:
When I put a '96 T/A rearend in my '98 Camaro my rims (off a 2001 Z) wouldn't fit so we swapped in my stock axles and it worked perfectly. <hr></blockquote>

That's because the rear disc brakes are different between the 93-97 and 98+ cars.

[Boehlke]

The brakes are different, but what does that have to do with the axles not fitting to the rim? My 98 brakes bolted right onto the 96 rearend, no prob. The problem was the axle hub was too big for the center of the rim. A friend of mine had the same problem when he went from a '94 T/A rearend to 97 Camaro rims. Pretty sure those are the same brake systems.