I have a G80 in my truck right now but I am thinking of upgrading to a Eaton LSD. If I want to take the G80 out of my truck and put it into my old man's '97 worktruck, what's different? Do the axles have the same spline count? Do I need to change the bearings to accomodate his 8.5" housing rather than my 8.6? I'm thinking for him all I should need to do is put new bearings on the G80 carrier and matching races and it should be good as long as the spline count is the same. Any feedback is appreciated.


Thanks,

Joe

 

why stick the g80 in there? use dynamite so its cooler when it explodes, which it will.

 

you can do this but you will need special carrier bearings to do the swap any good gear shop should have them in stock

 

if its just a work truck i would put a lincoln, craftsman, or hobart locker in it and just sell the G80.....hehe

 

i am 90% sure the splines are the same but just like phatboy said you will need different bearings