tahoe214

Ok guys i looked in my newly purchased tahoes axle it does have the The g80. It however does not work. The clutches are shot. I would like to see if it is possible to turn it into a full time posi. Like replacing the disks and removing the governor parts and installing an s spring. Its either that or fork over the money for a 9.5 sf which is kinda off the table right now. So does anyone know if this can be done and what parts i need.

FFDP

iTrader: (2)

Just from looking at several G80's in the past, trying to remove all the crap on the diff would be a pain in the butt. I also haven't seen a delete kit offered before.

Better off just buying a eaton tru-trac or something similar for the $400 dollars and doing it that way.

tahoe214

Well i was hoping to not have to mess with the gears qnd re shim everything. Ill do that when i upgrade to a 9.5 sf later but dont have the money right now to get the axle and master kit i have 4.56 gears and finding that in the bone yard is slim to none. Was hoping to put an s spring in there out of the 8.5 that has the actuall posi and not the gov lock. Im not doing any hardcore wheeling until i upgrade the axle. I have blown up to many gov locks. I would like to eliminate the governor because in all my experiences have proven that this is what takes them out.

turboal1

There is a company that offers kit to
do rebuilds or full time changes. I can't
think of there name off hand. I will search
my files for there name for you. check out
betperformance.com

tahoe214

That would be awesome thanks. Yea i was hoping that i could find a kit to change it from gov lock to posi it doesent seem like it would be that hard.

turboal1

They also sell complete G80's at a great price.
they also deal in trans parts.

Slick68

iTrader: (7)

An old dirt track racer showed me this trick. Remove the centrifugal weight setup and install an Eaton preload plate kit. I actually did this on another rearend in my 68. It actually worked pretty well. It essentially converts the G80 "locker" to a limited slip.

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/e...-00s/overview/

tahoe214

Awesome thats what i was looking for so the next question is how hard is it to remove the flyweight systme ive heard you need a special tool. Can i not just punch or press them out through the access holes on the ring gear side of the carrier.

Slick68

iTrader: (7)

We just cut the stems flush with the carrier.

turboal1

post results and pics of the swap. I want
to do this also.