I've heard that a disintegrating G80 can take out a tranny.....that's why my Eaton is going in on Friday.

 

does anyone have one of these rearends laying around they would like to get rid of. i am wanting to do a rearend swap to get the posi and the better gear. so if anyone knows of a rear end anywhere let me know

 

I'll have a used (but perfectly fine) 8.5" G80 for sale next week. PM me if you're interested.

 

PM sent.....Naked AV

 

burnouts with 20's shattered mine, factory covered it, no problems since...

 

Beats me. I wasted the 11.5 on mine. Of course I have a wee bit more torque to deal with than the average truck.

 

Do they either work or break? what I mean is, can they slowly go out, or will you know the second it happens. I am asking because in my truck, if I take a turn fast and try to kick the rear out, I do a one wheel peel instead. But I also heard that they don't engage over 20mph. Any thoughts? Thanks.

 

hmmm. My turbo buick has a g80 in it and has been 10.12@133 mph at 3700 lbs..Not broke one yet...Over 70k miles...

 

How much does your truck weigh? I'm guessing you come in under the 3 tons (6,000 lbs) that James B. and I put to the ground.

 

3700 lbs