Question about gears?

Would a 94 drum rear end out of a camaro ( no traction control) rear end , it has 3/42's would those gears fit a 98 Trans am with no traction control.

really im no expert.. by any means, but i dont see why it wouldnt work... but to be sure i would PM hypsi or 89.. they would have much more knowledge in this area than me..

this is a tricky situation. since the rear has drums im assuming that its a sixer car. most to all of the sixer cars came with a series two carrier. all the v-8 cars use a series three carrier (ones bigger than the other). it depends on what gear came on the car originally, anything lower than 3.42 was series 2 and higher was series 3. those 3.42s are not stock i would imagine, but im pretty sure the highest gear you could get in a 4th gen sixer was 3.08 so they should be for a series 2, but you will prolly have to look into it more.

point is: i think no...

Are you asking if just the differential or gears would work? Or the whole rear end assembly?

what gears do you have in your car?

if you have 3.08 and above gears, the gears from the drum rear end will work just fine. if you have 2.73 gears you will want to get the carrier out as well. The carrier and gears are direct swaps. its just that if you have a 2.73 gear ratio you have a 2 seriese carrier that numerically higher gears wont work on, and youll need the 3 seriese carrier with the 3.42 gears out of the new rear end. as for bolting into your rear end, and using the same axles there shouldnt be any problems. but definatly dont use the drum axles in your disk rear end. just swap out the carrier and gears.

like i said, only he said it better...

tripplerc, i just thought id say, my friend jennilee says your firebird is a girls car lol :)

89 I thought I would just say my friend Hypsi says your a girl.

well, id argue that, but yall have the pics to proove your point, so ill just smile and nod ;)

I don't care what they say 89 , you look damn good for your age.
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hahaha thanks baby

he looks like that one dude from nsync

thats just mean..

he looks like that one dude from nsync
Oh yeah, he does, I never relized that.

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interesting, i have 2.73s in my 305 (the 91' Z), what would i need besides the gears if i wanted to go to say 3.42s? also do you guys have any idea what kind of rpm i would see consistently with 3.73s? everyone tells me not to go that high, but is it really too high?

well not knowing entirely how the third gens are you dont need anything extra at all. most companies that make gear sets make them for both series 2 and 3. when you order them you just have to get the ones for your given carrier...

argg, i have the equation for this back home. as far as increase in rpm speed on the highway. Anyway, if its a daily driver its a question of reality. yeah the 3.73 and 4.10's are fun at the track, but on the road, just not reasonable. 3.42's are the best balance of fun and practicality. i myself am putting 3.27 gears in my IROC instead of the 3.45 gears that are available.

as far as what else you would need to do to swap out the gears. I have never heard of the gear sets for either 2 or 3 seriese carriers, but its definatly something to look into, because otherwise, you will have to replace not only your gear set, but your carrier as well. With 2.73 gears, you will have a 2 seriese carrier, to upgrade to anything above 3.08 you will need a 3 seriese carrier unless you get the special gear sets.

yeah, when i was shopping for gears for my rear i found out that most of the companies out there make sets for 2-, 3-, and even 4-series carriers. i would recommend richmond if you buy new ones, but strange sells em and i think motive does also...