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Old January 1st, 2008, 10:52 PM   #1
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ok so in swaping my sixxer for and 8 i need to pretty much swap my whole drive line system like the 8.8 rear end and transmission now do i need to change the drive shaft and stuff
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Old January 1st, 2008, 10:55 PM   #2
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most guys on here will tell you not to ..
they ll say your better off selling your six and buying an eight.
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i don't beleive u need to swap the whole trany just the bell housing, and if that is what u do then u shouldent need a new drive shaft
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Originally Posted by burin_rubber View Post
ok so in swaping my sixxer for and 8 i need to pretty much swap my whole drive line system like the 8.8 rear end and transmission now do i need to change the drive shaft and stuff
wht v8 are you putting in? 4.6 or 5.0? and what year car is it from?
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refer to the other two threads... i posted a link but it some how ran away from my clip board ...
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