373 gear, rear end

[jc Kyle]

My friend wants to sell me his COMPLETE rear end which comes with 3.73s, positraction and has under 1000 miles on it!

is 650 to much?

if it is, couldn't I make money on selling my rear end with 308s?

do 373s hurt drivability too much?
PLEASE LET ME KNOW ASAP!

will my highway speed suck?

[merlinsrealm]

When looking for a posi w/3.73's for my car I had found from 2 sources with complete rears for $350.00 I am not sure if your friend will get the price for what he is asking for....

373's do not hurt drivability.

As for the 3.08's I do think you will get too many bites on it.

[ September 12, 2003: Message edited by: merlinsrealm ]</p>

[jc Kyle]

oh, i thought he was asking a good price, considering the gears I've seen 373s cost around 199 and posi is usually another 100. but he's including the entire rear, not just the gears. Lemme know guys

[merlinsrealm]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by jc Kyle:
oh, i thought he was asking a good price, considering the gears I've seen 373s cost around 199 and posi is usually another 100. but he's including the entire rear, not just the gears. Lemme know guys<hr></blockquote>

It is going to depend on how much searching someone does to get a deal....I had time to search out the best price for my rear end setup...I am sure others will probably say its a good deal though....

[jc Kyle]

hm........

any other opinions?

[Shirl]

Sounds decent to me. I paid about $325 for a complete 3.73 kit for my BF's Z28 last Christmas. You could ask him if he'll take a little less and see what he says.

[ellik]

doesnt sound TOO rediculous to me. 550 would be real competative with other rear end assemblies....without a long search of course. I'd offer him 550. if he's a good friend he should let you have it for that price.

[AZ3.8Camaro]

Consider shipping too. If he's your friend, you must live nearby, and you won't have to ship it.
That is a very good thing.
So hit your friend with a few extra dollars more than a competetively priced rear end.
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[ellik]

true that.... i was quoted 150 to to ship it up here :(

[jc Kyle]

he's in north carolina, i'm in ohio.. so I'd drive down to get it. I'll offer him 550. and with no shipping cost is that a good deal?

[twofaced]

I paid about 300 for gears, rear end rebuild kit and installation. Is it a 12 bolt unit or something?

[Camaro_SLP]

What kind of car is he selling it off of? Is it an 8 bolt, 10 bolt, or 12 bolt rear-end?

[AlienInv8r]

You've got a '99, so your rearend is most likely fine. It's not like you dont have discs or anything so the only upgrade in there is the 3.73/LSD, correct?? Wouldnt it make more sense to just buy brand new 3.73s for $200, LSD for $100, and a gear install kit for like $50. That's a total of like $350 for a rear end rebuild. You're not really making enough power to need a 12-bolt, so unless you're having probs with your whole assembly I think it'd make more sense and be cheaper to just swap out gears. You can get them used for even cheaper too. I could understand if you wanted to get rid of your drums to go to discs, but with 98+ cars, that's not an issue anymore. And correct me someone if I'm wrong (I very well could be) but didnt 98+ cars also have basically the same exact rear end as the V8's once they started using 4-wheel disc brakes??