rear end

ok well im trying to buy a 89 iroc from a guy a few hours away and it has a built up 305 and he says its a mean beast of a car. but its a one wheelwonder. so i was wondering how easy it is to swap a posi rear end into a 89 iroc. and what car i should get one from and if theres special tools needed. also what should i do to the rear end before putting it in and will everything else fit that was hooked up to the stock one? oh and it has a remanufactured 5 speed. and how much do they usually cost from a junkyard?
thanks-tom

are you talking about swapping the entire third-member? or just puttin a posi into your unit? as far as just swapping an entire third member, its very straight-forward, pull one out, put in the other... i would recommend looking for a 4th gen third member out of a z28, they had posi, and it would most likely be cheaper than buying one for the third gen...

link recently did his ass transplant... i did mine but a long time ago now and i'm not a fresh on the info, ask him for info, i believe some1 else did it recently as well, their name slips my mind right now...

i think it was that taco dude.

umm woah that post made me feel dumb..... whats a third member???

the third member is the entire piece, the gears, axles, and the housing that contains them...

i was talking about the whole thing but how do you do just the third member?
and do the 4th gen z28 rears bolt right up and it done?

third member IS the whole thing lol... and yes a 4th gen rear will bolt right up... i think there are just a few changes to be made to the brake lines... if the donor car had ABS... other than that it is a straight bolt on

oh lol cool. thanks alot man.

88, i swapped in a 4th gen rear, the whole system, from brake caliper on the left to the right, the whole thing. And it bolts right up, very straight forward like drvngstorm said. Like he said, it would definitely be better to get one from a 4th gen Z28 or Trans Am (what i got mine from), cuz you will notice the difference when it's all set and done. My car hit 60 a helluva lot quicker than to one wheeler, and it just looks better when your spinning both tires, instead of one.

use an LT1 rear and youre good to go

thanks alot. i am looking foreward to the swap. but first i need to get the car lol. hopefully no one beats me there. im going laborday weekend to go test drive it!!!4 more days.... SOMEONE BUY MY CAR!!!!!!!! lol. my mom wont let me buy it till i sell ny 88 maro :(

Damn, that sucks. Do you have the cash ready for the iroc? Would you be able to buy it, and then sell the 88 later?

i will buy your 88 camaro for 900 bucks, but you gotta deliver it to NJ.

lol. sorry but im looking for at least 2800. and no i dont have the cash right now i wish i did. thats why i need to sell my car soon. one kid says hes gonnna call me to test drive it but i havnt heard back from him.but its only been 2 days. i think im gonna put it on ebay soon if he dosnt call me back tomorrow.

2800 that pretty high what tricks does it do?

Actually since the car has a new engine in it.. 2800 seems pretty reasonable.. You DID buy a NEW one, right?

actually its a remanufactured 2.8 from ac delco. but it also has all new suspension and full polyurathane bushings.kyb shocks and struts and drop zone owering springs. and i replaced too many bushings and boots to count. no rips in interior. alpine head unit. back tires 50%tread front ones are brand new. lke 200 miles maybe on them. theres like 220 miles on the motor.all fluids and filters just changed. k&n s, and ummmmm think thats it.

that's about as fresh and clean that you can find a third gen 2.8... still don't know wether or not you will get 2800 for it... unfortunately, third gens never sell for too much...

i see him getting that, good luck with selling it and getting a new one.

i found a new one. as long as i get 2000 for it and i buy the car i think i am getting i will be happy. cause the guy found a good deal on a truck he wants but hes 2000 short and he said he will take 2000 if i buy it by this coming saturday. it has a new crate 305 and a remanufactured 5 spd and it has 4 inch exhaust all through flowmasters a intake, subframe connnectors, small rv cam that is 60 over i think he said, its a 89 iroc by the way, and a bunch of other stuff including a hydrauic clutch and more stuff. he says it might have 500 hp......u think he could be telling the truth?

ya think this is a good rear end that would work? anyone? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/93-97-CAMARO-Z28-REAREND-AXLE-3-73-GEARS-AUBURN-POSI-NR_W0QQitemZ7996588893QQcategoryZ33728QQssPageName ZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Whoa why does it only cost 10 bucks?

or this one? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/GM-9-Bolt-Posi-Disc-Brake-Rear-82-92-Camaro-Firebird-TA_W0QQitemZ7996550566QQcategoryZ33731QQssPageName ZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
and how hard is it to just plop a new posi unit into the rearend? need special tools? a posi unit like this... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/82-92-PONTIAC-CAMARO-Z28-TRANSAM-GTA-IROC-POSI-UNIT_W0QQitemZ7996833363QQcategoryZ33731QQrdZ1QQcm dZViewItem

Whoa why does it only cost 10 bucks?
umm no it has 4 days of bidding left but it would be cool if i won it for 10 bucks lol. someone else already bidded on it though. so i will see what you all think and bid when its about to end if its cheap enough.

I hope that's close enough for you to pick up, because shipping is going to be sickening. (Probably a couple hundred)

Switching out rear end gears is not a simple task. They must be set almost perfectly, or you'll tear them up.

88, if I were you, honestly i'd keep the car you have, I mean you already got a rebuilt engine and all, the car looks cool, and having a V8 now would be kinda bad for you since eh you're 16.. right?

if your talking insurance it goes under my moms name. and the one im getting has a brand new engine with less than 10,000 on it and it has a remanufactured 5 speed (i am sick of driving an automatic)plus i will be making money off of this cause he said he will take 2000 if i buy it before saturday cause he found a bad ass truck but he has to buy it before sunday for 9000 but he is 2000 short so he just need cahs quick to get the truck he wants. so im going to go test drive it friday or sat morning. but it dosnt have a posi rear so thats what im looking to do. gotta go check out the junkyards if i get da car

Damn, dude alright. Sounds like a good car.

yeah im going to test drive either friday or saturday