A friend of mine has a rearend out of a 89 firebird. It is low miles.. the car was wrecked after about 40K. It is a 3 series differential with disc brakes. will this swap into my 97 camaro? and if so what will it take?

 

You may have some problems with the backspacing of your rims, and may require spacers. If I remember correctly the third gen rear ends were slightly shorter than 4th gen rears. Hence the deeper dish on the third gen rear rims.

 

yea i just read a post about it.. but it said the 3rd gen was liek 2 inches longer than the 4th gen.. but im not sure.. i have aftermarket 18" wheels with a think a 38+mm offset

 

nope, the 3rd gen rear is definately the one that is shorter... i'm 99% sure...

 

The 3rd Gen F-Body rear (61.72") is exactly 3" narrower than the 4th Gen rear (64.72"). I don't think the center section of the 3rd Gen will have the sensor mount for the 3-channel ABS setup either.

 

Third gens have the Aussie 9 bolt don't they Fred?

 

I **think** some of them do.

I'm just going by the dimensional drawings on the Strange website for their direct bolt-in 3rd Gen and 4th Gen replacement axle assemblies.